Be careful what you bring inside!
Hubby and I were at the garden center picking up some potting soil for our new planter box on the back deck. We made sure to get some really good potting soil with steer manure … our plants…
From the outside looking in …
Hubby built me a new planter for summer. I’m thrilled! He had been puttering about in the workshop this past winter, figuring out a creative way to make a planter box out of leftover decking material and leftover…
Storing up treasures in boots!
Squirrelina has been hard at work storing up treasures in boots! Hubby went out on Saturday to put his garden boots on … and lo and behold, his boots were full of stored-up treasures of Big-Leaf Maples seeds! …
How often are you called by name?
I have recently been listening through a sermon series over the different people in the Bible whom God called their name twice in a row: “Jacob, Jacob” … “Martha, Martha” … “Saul, Saul” … “Samuel, Samuel” … etc.…
Raising a Hallelujah … no matter what!
My daughter’s tulips have been growing in a big pot on our back deck. I was so excited when they started blooming this year! I brought a little tulip inside to enjoy! I’m sure the little tulip would…
Raise a Hallelujah!
Hubby and I were over at our son and daughter-in-law’s home for Sunday afternoon brunch, when I was captivated by the beautiful yellow tulip magnolia blooms in front of their house! The cheerful yellow blooms just seemed to…
Springtime at the lake!
My reward to myself after my dentist appointment is to drive 5 minutes down the street to a delightful little park on Lake Washington. Two birds were having a romantic moment together, bobbing their heads up and down,…
Hanging out in dangerous places!
I was getting ready to leave for an early morning dentist appointment, when my attention was caught by a little snail outside on the deck railing. Is that little snail crazy!?! Doesn’t he know that deck railing is…
The joy of “firsts”!
Lo and behold … my Bunchberry dogwoods haven’t been eaten by the deer this Spring! This is a first! Just look at all those beautiful blooms! This is a first! I am absolutely thrilled! Thank you God for…
Parable of the Big-Leaf Maple seeds!
I have been outside on my hands and knees in the flowerbeds pulling up Big-Leaf Maple sprouts. Therefore, it seemed fitting to share the parable of the Sower. (from Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23; and Luke 8:4-15) On a grey,…