Under the arbor, behind the gate, the garden waits for me. Lavender is waiting to be planted along the walkway, manure waits to be spread in the garden for a new growing season. Weeds don’t wait at all, they continue to grow and take over the garden and need no encouragement! The flowers stand patiently...
“There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you…. In spring, summer and fall people sort of have an open season on each other; only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself.” ~Ruth Stout Winter days in the rainy Pacific...
I started to do a post today around my favorite after Christmas song when I thought to myself, haven’t I already done one like that? I looked back through the archives, and sure enough I did! So here it is again, with a few photos from last night, and perhaps a few new friends who...
Last week I had the girlfriends over for lunch. I’m linking up today with Tablescape Thursday, and while my table decorating is not near as elaborate as many you will enjoy seeing there, the food at this one was simply wonderful! It was nothing fancy, just a few simple recipes made with love. I’ve been slowly...
Times are changing… Not so many people are canning peaches the way they use to. – Matt Jones I think Mr. Jones needs to come and have a visit at my house on Cottage Street. I’m on my second box of peaches that I am freezing for peach cobbler and canning into peach jam. It...
