I actually had the whole week off after the Montreal trip off. (We were supposed to both have it off, until the Great Appendix Caper in February forced the BF to have to give some time back.) I have been slow in posting because our internet has been on the fritz for […]
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I distinctly remember my mother reading the Little House books to my sister and me before bed, over a longish period of time, as we got them from the library. It was before fourth grade, because it was in our original Portland house. There are only a few books I remember from that bedtime reading
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This book was published out of Connecticut in 1974. I tend not to go for reference books that old, but when I saw this in a used bookstore on Cape Cod, I had to pick it up, since the name of my wildflower blog is Wayside Flowers. The serendipity was a little bit too much
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The last two books in this series are a little out of sequence, since Arthur did die and was taken off to Avalon in the third book. So here in the fifth book, we have the story of the grail, in the middle of one of the times not covered in Arthur. After the battles
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So while this is done, I’m not doing the normal full write up because it’s part of a set – Poppa and baby hats for my BIL and niece. Hers will be done in black and pink. That one will be a bit more interesting – I have to adapt the pattern to
It’s about time! There are still only a few iris blooming, but at least they’re blooming. We had some nice weekend weather (these pictures are from Sunday), but then it went back to rain again. They claim we’ll be back to sun tomorrow, and might even get into summer temperatures by next week.
When Imogene’s mother moves their family into Newford, Imogene is determined to make the most of things. She quickly makes friends with Maxine – who doesn’t seem to have any friends at school, but is the most interesting person Imogene sees. And at the same time, she manages to come to the attention of Adrian,
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In 1883, Thaniel Steepleton finds a gold pocket watch on his pillow. Six months later, it saves his life by raising an alarm that causes him to leave the scene of a massive bomb explosion moments before it happens. After the bomb, Thaniel goes in search of the watchmaker, who turns out to be a
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Planting is done, ahead of this afternoon’s rain. It’s cool today, but it’s going to be in the 70s for the rest of the week, so I’m not fearing for my tomatoes, if they can get through today. Today, I added nasturtiums, ground cherries, the rest of the chard, and yarrow. I have
The iris in my garden are just about to bloom, but I’ve seen them blooming elsewhere, so I’m planting everything out this weekend. This was the fruits of my labors after a trip to the garden center after work on Friday, and the farmer’s market on Saturday. (Where I managed to give myself and
