Generational legacy

Generational legacy

The lupines are still blooming!   It’s Labor Day weekend  …  and the lupines are still blooming!   This brings me so much joy!   Lupines are my favorite flowers!   Right up there next to sunflowers!   The lupines always start blooming…
Support Circle!

Support Circle!

A pop of bold vivid color on a grey, overcast, chilly day.  This makes me so happy!   My daughter gave me a package of yellow and a package of pink gladiolus bulbs for Mother’s Day last year.   The…
Blooming tenaciously!

Blooming tenaciously!

In spite of the setback of having their leaves eaten off by the deer, the hostas are blooming tenaciously!    I find this to be so inspiring!   In life we go through seasons and times when it feels as…
Go … and replicate yourself.

Go … and replicate yourself.

Growing alongside the raspberries in my garden are a couple of strawberry plants.   This strawberry plant here is one which hubby and I purchased three years ago from a fancy schmancy garden nursery.   Much to my surprise this…
Raspberry Lessons:  Parenting!

Raspberry Lessons:  Parenting!

As I was picking raspberries I came across this grouping of berries up underneath the vines and leaves.   My immediate “blink” reaction was:  That’s just like parenting!   These berries are not ready to be picked yet.   They are…