The Rose and the Onion
🙂 Yesterday, Mom, my brother Jerry and I got together for a Mother's Day celebration lunch, at one our favorite local restaurants: the Onion. The service was cheerful and efficient, and the food was good, like always. Every mom received a beautiful long-stemmed red...
Mother’s Day
Wishing all the moms out there a wonderful Mother's Day--especially my own. :)Hazel Bleecker Lael, I love you.We'll see you on Sunday.
Leaning Toward the Light
That's what my little zinnia sprouts are doing, in their plastic "greenhouses" on my windowsills. The strawberries will soon be out from under their cardboard pajamas--it's still pretty cold out there. :)When will it be time to plant?????Not that I'm impatient or...
Sunshine–for the moment!
Spring weather is notoriously changeable, but I'm living in the moment. And right now, at this moment, the sun is out and the sky is blue. The strawberries seem to be thriving, and I'm hoping we can dispense with the cardboard pajamas on Mother's Day.Speaking of...
Remembering Spain
Taken during a visit to the market near La Rambla.
The Case of the Disappearing Blogger
I admit it. I was a blog dropout yesterday. I guess I used up all the allotted words for Monday in my writing, and then there was nothing sensible left to say.My zinnia seeds are coming up--I'll probably plant them this weekend. I have some iris starts to set out--one...
Noah’s Ark
I hear they might have found Noah's Ark, at long last. (That would be SO exciting.) Given how much rain we've been getting in Spokane this spring, we might need an ark!I'm bundled in the prayer shawl sister Sally made for me a few years ago, and feeling very cozy and...
Planting Zinnias
You know me and zinnias--I love them. For me, they're in the same league as peonies and roses, so vibrantly colorful are they. It's still too early to put seeds directly in the ground, at least as I understand the process, but I'm itching to plant. So, in addition to...
Rain on Strawberry Plants
Yesterday, after working on my new book (YES!), I planted eight strawberry plants in a special pot recommended by my aunt, Billie Wiley. The weather has been spring-like, naturally, this being Spring, changing often. It ranges from glorious sunshine to dreary drizzle,...
A Creed In Stone Creek
Today I start a new book, the story of Steven Creed and Melissa O'Ballivan. The only thing better than starting a new book is finishing a new book. :)I spent the weekend lounging, mostly, and listened to a great new book called, "The Girl Who Chased the Moon." It was...
Strawberry Marauder
This is one of my two kitties, Cha Cha. She's the imperious one, Miss Attitude. (Can you tell???) She's been nibbling at the leaves of my baby strawberry plants. Note that bright sunshine pouring in through the window! It's a glorious day here in Spokane,...
Rain, Rain…
We're getting a good Spring dousing here in Spokane this morning. I sit here at my kitchen table, looking out over the trees and the big back deck, feeling grateful (I could have been stranded in a foreign airport, like so many other travelers). I'm warm and cozy. The...