I’ve spent most of my life in Oklahoma. Currently and about 12 years, I’ve resided in Tulsa. Before that, I lived in Texas at various times. I moved here because this is where my daughters and grandchildren live. My grandchildren, two boys and a girl, are between the ages of 9 and 19. My oldest…
This morning I was letting Charlie out and saw this strange. I knew there was an odd vine crawling up the fence. Some of the leaves have turned a pretty burnt red color. Was it just another weed vine, of which there are many around here? Then I recalled planting some vine from seed there…
Outside our homes a pandemic rages. Epidemiologists have urged us to stay home as much as possible. It has been nearly a year with no sign of this deadly virus abating. And so we need our homes to be more than a roof over our heads. We need it to be a cozy haven where…
This week we’re visiting with Emily who blogs at The Wicker House. The Outside Of The Home: The outside of her nearly 100 year old home is a cute cottage style that is well landscaped. Emily decorates with various colors. She has lots of plants and baskets and seashells. She tends to lean toward a…
Today we are visiting with Kim in Manhattan. She blogs at Exquisitely Unremarkable. Kim and her husband and two daughters live in their little cottage home. Though they’re only about 45 minutes from NYC, Kim says they live in a small town where most of the shopkeepers know your name. Kim favors the combination of…
A few flowers are blooming again. We had a brief respite of cooler air. But now it’s pretty hot again and I fear the flowers will retreat. Ah, but you can’t question nature’s time table. You just have to enjoy it when you can and wait for it once it’s gone for the season. This…