A purple Hyacinth bean vine arched over a trellis... These were given to me, pods with seeds to dry for next spring's planting. After seeded in peat moss in the spring, then forming healthy plants, 2 on each side of a trellis will grow large and thick, tall also. A beautiful assortment of pumpkins and gourds at the local farms this year is like any year … [Read more...]
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It's a celebration, and "one to grow on". Let the candles light a room. One of the joys of childhood-- catching a grasshopper for a jar, then releasing it into its wild. Nature and light, a purpose and a plan... having great ambition to explore, learn, to live each moment. The business of a spider and the perfection of its string-- … [Read more...]
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Halloween baby booties... Good licorice-- Ingredients: molasses, whole wheat flour, licorice extract, natural flavor, aniseed oil... My Concord grapes have ripened end of Summer/early Fall, and some are continuing to darken purple-black. They are exceptionally sweet, this kind of grape. I will be cooking with the leaves, as well, using them as … [Read more...]
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I've been extremely "busy" this summer, as everyone tends to get during these months. Of all the summers I've had and spent, this one has been the busiest for me... my family duties, work obligations, caring for an elder, gardening and hopeful canning along with fruit picking, a food sale here and there once in a while, the house that remains a challenge, this thing called … [Read more...]
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A new T-shirt for Breast Cancer Awareness... Blue orchid to cheer a room; adds elegance and grace... Baby collectible dishes for a desk on crisp cotton linen-- the bottom plate, my firstborn's... A dove's feather found in the yard... Vintage salt and pepper shakers with wooden bases... Another set given, a gift, in representation of my … [Read more...]
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The Simple Things Rose-colored glasses for the simple things, what matters the most-- get lost in the moment for a while. [pink for Breast Cancer Awareness] … [Read more...]
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Bursting to bloom... New beginning, a brand new start... The charm of vintage-- milk glass mixing bowl, ideal for serving mashed potatoes or creamy potato salad on a spring or summer day... An original American-made bowl, still a beauty of its time... Elastic connecting silver links, made into a cuff bracelet-- comfortable to … [Read more...]
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Hope remains... Orgreenic Kitchenware with a stay-cool handle, non-stick, aluminum alloy core, PTFE & PFOA free... Have always liked Cadillac's emblem, a wreath, a crown, and fowl-- "There were no negatives," GM Marketing Director Gordon Horsburgh, "Cadillac's first small car," the Seville... On bird watch... "Birds of a feather flock … [Read more...]
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The beauty in all things, great or small, even in curled paper made into a heart... Vintage China, Argent Rose and Cherry Blossom; Auratic saucers... Dried rose hips, fruit of the rose plant... Magnifying glass and letter opener... Pheasant feathers, "bird of the Phasis River", named for the Rioni River in the Republic of Georgia... Enjoy a … [Read more...]
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That first good cup in the morning... Interesting color, in its own grinder, and it's good salt-- Himalayan Pink Salt by Frontier... Whimsical coasters... Featured in REALSIMPLE magazine 3/13, "This is a portrait of Mady [left] and Monette, a pair of Parisian twins who have lived their entire lives side by side. They dress identically, do everything … [Read more...]