Post Muertos Earring Party
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
Our very own blue light special! Pretty Christmas decorations lighted the path from my place to L's house for her annual drool fest ~ aka Stocking Stuffer Earring party. L is, ...
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Festive Flowers
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
Edna, my prehistoric Christmas Cactus, has been with me since my college days.When I think of Christmas colors, I naturally think of red and green. Yet everything that's blo ...
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Seaside Shenanigans!
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
Electric pink wild roses bloom ecstatically along the Oregon Coast.What began on a whim last Thanksgiving is happily turning into an annual Big Life Adventure.Hydrangea wither ...
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While I Was Napping...
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
I hope you're not weary of my indoor roses.It's all I've got growing right now! I suppose this was bound to happen at some point. Not so much an 'if' as a 'when.'As in... when ...
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A Deal with Myself
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
Early Birds: Edna, my Christmas Cactus, is jumping the gun. Chaotic weather patterns continue. First bitter cold and heaps of snow. I busied myself baking bread and grumbling ...
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Cowgirl Up!
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
My friend, Janet, competing with her appaloosa, Phantom.Yup - she's pointing a pistol at that innocent little balloon. It's called mounted shooting. I don't really get it but ...
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XXL Micro Minis!
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
These great, big photos celebrate the tiniest flowers blooming in my sunny window: That sweet little bud I discovered on Saturday has blossomed into a perfect micro-mini rose. ...
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Radiating Happiness
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
New bud on my indoor micro-mini roses. When fully opened, her flowers are about the size of a quarter. I'm blessed (and a little bit cursed) with a very sunny house. So sunny ...
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Bell's 1 Up On Me
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
If you wonder why I only show parts of Bella it's because she's gigantic and I don't quite know how to photograph her... I committed to NaBloPoMo (blogging every day during th ...
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Blue Skies and Good Lessons
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
I lovethe brilliant blue of our Wasatch Mountain skies. The pesky snow I whined about last week has all but melted away. Trees have donned their party dresses and we find our ...
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Post Office Presents
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
I don't often visit the post office because there's never anything good in that P.O. box of mine. Just bills and an astonishing amount of junk mail. However! On this particula ...
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Kindred Spirits
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
And the costume winner is... Kelly's horse! Bond.James Bond.A couple of tricks... a few too many treats... and Halloween's fun festivities are over for another year. Wish 10/ ...
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Have a Hideous Halloween
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
If you've landed on this blog for the first time, fear not. We'll be back to normal on Monday morning.* Edward Gorey was a brilliantly talented American artist-illustrator who ...
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Buyer Beware
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
They all look the same, lounging in the field. But, they were bred for different purposes, so buyer beware...Jack O’Lanterns were hybridized to ward off evil spirits and provi ...
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Hell's Half Acre
by
Kate M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Gardening
Yes, it's snowing.Yes, that's early.Yes, I'm none too thrilled. Was trying to be kind to a California Gardener this a.m. asking about high altitude gardening. Perhaps I should ...
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