Rick got a new digital camera and has been having fun taking pictures. On Sunday, he took some great photos of my flowers thriving at the garden at Ocean Shores. Enjoy! Ma's marigolds (from her heritage seeds) Foxglove and Fuschia Dianthus: Sweet Pea: Honeysuckle: California Poppy Sedum in bloom: Rock [...]
Woke up to a perfect morning. Here at Ocean Shores, it must be around 60 degrees, warm and sunny. The air is pure and calm, the birdsong loud. It is Mother's Day and a beautiful one at that. I stroll out in the garden and delight in the spectacular show [...]
Two weeks ago, I finally had the courage to go through an over-sized cookie tin that I had put aside from my parents' house. I had forgotten it was full of seeds! My heart sank for two reasons: (1) the seeds are old from between 1994-2004 and would most certainly [...]
March 20. 2010 sandals beckon my feet El Nino brought us calm warm days in February and a fairly mild March. We have had relatively little rain here at Ocean Shores. This weekend is in the upper 50’s, the days soaked in sunshine. I want to spend every breathing moment [...]