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• The Start of the Season

  

  It is the last day of May. And spring has finally arrived in the mountains. We're lightyears behind gardeners in kinder climates. Who are likely showing off... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Utah Tulip Festival

  

  * Scroll to the bottom of this post for tips on visiting the Utah Tulip Festival.On the one sunny day, in between the recent rains, I took a long drive to tipto... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• The Sun Shines Hot and The Wind Blows Cold.

  

  Check out the flower buds. I've never seen a Wandering Jew flower. Is this common?Busy month. Celebrating double birthdays, trying my luck on the ski slopes,... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Winter Garden

  

  It's a jungle in here. Kangaroo PawEvery sunny window is happily hosting a variety of flowering bulbs and perennials. Do you plant outdoor flowering bulbs... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Horse Life and Homemade Horse Cookies

  

  This is a painting of Sable, and I, in Sunlight Basin. (We were featured in a magazine, inspiring a friend to paint this.) We rode down that mountain, shown in... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2024 GARDENING, HOME

• Christmas Cactus, Amaryllis, Kalanchoe Tips

  

  Did you survive the holidays? We did. Barely. We roasted a goose for Christmas. Oh my gods that was awful. Would dearly to finger someone else for this failed... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• Cheesy Apple Bread

  

  During a break in the rain, I harvested the last of the apples from the garden.🎵 Oh the weather outside is frightful far too warm for my tastes. 🎵 Wish it... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• Val Di Funes

  

  The Dolomites were calling.Well. Mostly the Haflingers were calling. A beautiful horse breed, popular in Austria and Northern Italy. Fell in love with them, a... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• Thrivers and Survivors

  

  Zinnia - best planted by seed - lasts for one season.Tonight she dies. Annuals, such as this pretty little Zinnia, bloom prolifically all summer long. But they... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• What to Do When It’s 92.

  

  Big bumbles sleep in my Hollyhocks.It was briefly hot, not terribly hot, and for that I've been grateful. A summer I would describe as:Everything is beautiful... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• The Roses Are Blooming

  

  I only have three varieties of Roses. Technically, I should only have two. This beauty is not what I ordered. But I'm not complaining!I've always been a little... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• Worth the Wait

  

  Rocky Mountain Columbine is normally true blue. My alkaline soil turns the flowers a purplish-blue.They say patience is a virtue. I really wouldn’t know. My min... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• Let's Take a Walk

  

  Pear TreesSpring has finally arrived in the mountains. Not completely, the furnace is still on. And those April showers - that can't seem to figure out it's... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• The Bulb Festival

  

  Plopped down in my morning coffee spot, massaging sore muscles, contemplating the last 27 things to do on my spring cleanup of the gardens. Hoping to get all... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• The Aftermath

  

  We’ve been very busy. Watching the snow melt.Time has this annoying habit of moving on - caring very little about my opinions on the matter. Moving quickly... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• Home is Where The... Snow Is.

  

  It melts on this sunny deck but don't let that fool you.We have 400 inches of snow. We set that record while I was searching for some sunshine in Arizona.... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• The I'm Not Kidding Ghost In The Attic

  

  We've driven as far south as we can go - without a passport - and it's still snowing.11 miles from the Mexico Border. ↑When we embarked on this Let's Head... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• The Story of the Vortex

  

  Flowers! Outdoors! Oh yay! We've finally driven far enough south for it to feel like spring. What do you mean this Airbnb is $1,000 a night? It was $125 bucks... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• I Never Know Where I'm Going ~ 'Til I Get There

  

  Bryce Canyon in Winter.Covid taught me sit still. Which is pretty darn hard to do! When you're plagued with nervous energy as I am. My Grandma used to call it... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2023 GARDENING, HOME

• Amaryllis - January's Best Blossoms

  

  The view from my window. The view from up here. * lilting holiday music * Oh, the weather outside is frightful.. Normal. For the first time, in 7 years, we are... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2023 GARDENING, HOME