The second garden we visited on last Sunday’s Open Days was a mass of color and texture, ponds and walkways. Peonies danced with roses and the poppies were showing off in a profusion of riotous blooms. In among the flowers, glass artwork caught the sun. This one brought to mind, for me, Dr. Seuss. A [...]
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Open Days – part 2
Posted in Adventure, Gardening, tagged clematis, Garden Conservancy Open Days, garden walks, Peonies, poppies, The Garden Conservancy on Sunday, May 27, 2012 | 25 Comments »
Open Days – part 1
Posted in Gardening, tagged garden walks, The Garden Conservancy's Open Days on Saturday, May 26, 2012 | 22 Comments »
The Garden Conservancy Open Days take place all over the United States throughout the growing season and affords an opportunity to visit private gardens, often of historical interest and always of horticultural interest. From small gardens to acreage in country and city estates, these are living lessons in gardening, horticulture, landscape design, and the flora [...]
Zoe
Posted in Books, Family and friends, Gardening, Nature/animals, tagged Ben Gay ointment, Calico cats, Dee Ready, Dulcy's Story, Francesca's restaurants, Garden Conservancy Open Days, kalamata olives, kittens, La Sorella de Francesca, life, The Twelve Habits of Highly Successful Cats and Their Humans, Zoe on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 | 29 Comments »
Shortly before our wedding, a shower was had by a friend and bridesmaid, Marlene. Beautifully wrapped boxes were opened and gifts were accepted with gratitude as we anticipated our life together. In the midst of it all at Marlene’s house, a kitten appeared. A darling Calico full of energy and life, rubbing the ankles of [...]
While composing my thoughts
Posted in Books, Gardening, tagged equestrians, garden walk, Peonies, Sarah's Key, unicorns on Monday, May 21, 2012 | 26 Comments »
The weather has been beautiful here on the Cutoff and life on it a tad hectic. I thought you might like to see a few pictures until I have a have a chance to compose my thoughts. Click on the pictures for better views. We’ve seen quite a few equestrians trotting up and down our [...]
Raindrops on roses . . .
Posted in Family and friends, Gardening, Holidays, music, tagged A Few of My Favorite Things, Julie Andrews, Mother's Day, Rodgers and Hammerstein, The Sound of Music on Saturday, May 12, 2012 | 28 Comments »
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things! Rodgers and Hammerstein/The Sound of Music There were three, plump, yellow rose blossoms with promises of a Mother’s Day bloom. Alas, the wandering deer thought better [...]
Early Morning Rain
Posted in Gardening, Nature/animals, tagged Early Morning Rain, Peter Paul and Mary, puddles, raindrops on leaves on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 | 16 Comments »
What rains we have been having here! Sunday night trembled with a rolling thunder that echoed through the heavens and beyond. Where a super moon illuminated the sky the night before, flash after flash of lightning now beckoned Thor and the skies opened up and wept. With all the rain and lightning, the Cutoff is [...]
Gardener’s Prayer
Posted in Gardening, Nature/animals, Poetry, tagged Earth Day 2012, Gardener's Prayer, Karen Capek, National Poetry Month on Sunday, April 22, 2012 | 27 Comments »
Gardener’s Prayer by Karel Capek O Lord, grant that in some way it may rain every day, Say from about midnight until three o’clock in the morning, But, You see, it must be gentle and warm so that it can soak in; Grant that at the same time it would not rain on campion, alyssum, [...]
Let the performances begin
Posted in Gardening, Nature/animals, tagged paeonia, Tree peonies on Friday, April 20, 2012 | 30 Comments »
The Chinese tree peonies are riot of color in the front island garden. I worried and fussed over them in late winter when I discovered the deer had been at them, but they held their own council and began showing off about a week ago. First these deep fuchsia colored buds started to show their [...]
A Walk-About
Posted in Gardening, tagged Elmhurst Memorial Hospital's Children's Garden on Thursday, April 5, 2012 | 27 Comments »
After an early morning medical test, I decided to take a walk down the long corridors of the the new Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. It opened earlier this year. I’d already been on a few tours of the hospital, but, it was very early in the day, the sun was shining, and I needed a bit [...]
