We recently ripped out a Corinth grape that wouldn’t play nice with its neighbors and are replacing it with something we hope can just get along. Sometimes you just have to start over.
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Pretty Little Liar
Don’t let her peaceful appearance fool you. This one is wild. She’s a pain, too. This is Artemis, and I think her name suits her a little too well.
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Poppies!
Did you know that California Poppies come in colors other than orange? They can be in shades of cream, pink, and yellow, too! So far I have the orange and cream popping up, waiting for a few more colors to come soon.
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In the Blink of an Eye…
Okay, a couple of weeks may not qualify as a “blink” to some people, but no matter. The idea is that things can change so quickly when you aren’t looking, and then when you do look… Hey?! When did that happen?!
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Moving Generally Sucks
We were helping my sister-in-law move this weekend and it reminded me how much I consider myself fortunate that I didn’t have to do a lot of moving while growing up. Then I reached my early 20s and made up for all of that lack of packing, and sometimes it feels like I haven’t stopped!
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That Circle of Life Thing
All of nature is centered on the premise of “survival of the fittest”. As I like to tell my students, the struggle is real.
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These Are a Few of My Favorite… Views?!
With all the lovely plants I have in my garden (and I really have a lot), there are plenty of pleasant places throughout the year that I can gaze upon. So it makes perfect sense that the most cluttered and untidy part would be my favorite, right?
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An Exercise in Patience
Gardening requires the utmost levels of patience. I am not a patient person. At all. Houston, we have a problem.
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Such a Sleepy Baby!
Okay, I know he’s not a baby anymore, but my youngest is still THE baby. No matter what, all my boys will always be MY babies. I think most parents will understand.
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Family & Fire
Seriously, this is about as un-goofy of a picture of my boys that I can get. I know it may seem a little late to post a Christmas story, but when part of your Christmas was late, it just kind of works out that way.
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