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For many of those that live in the south, Christmas decorating begins the day after Thanksgiving. I cling to my childhood memories of decorating the house starting around the first of December, and culminating in decorating the tree about a week before Christmas. The tree remained up until Twelfth Night (this year it is January… Continue reading

I planted a perennial daisy two years ago with an expected height of 24 inches. Well, it must have been mislabeled, because that baby grew and grew. Last year, as is often the case, we had summer storms that had significant winds, enough that it blew the stems over. By that time, August, they were… Continue reading

    I have always enjoyed watching, feeding and listening to the birds that either live or pass through my woods during migration. When we had our horse farm, I had lovely birdhouses and feeders all over, and even with barn cats, we were fortunate enough that they preferred mice to catching or harassing the… Continue reading