Last week, Rick and I had a magical outdoor dining experience at Don and Simone's enchanted garden. I have featured Simone's flowers in many previous blog posts. Her flowers are the heart of spring and summer. It's been a hot summer here in the Pacific Northwest and the day we [...]
On Friday, I went to Anacortes, Washington with friends Don and Simone and their elderly dog, Annie. We first went to visit our friend, Janet, who lives in Anacortes. While there, I got some gorgeous photos of her lush fragrant garden. You will see the photos of her garden below. [...]
My mother loved to garden. She had a green thumb and grew a variety of flowers. Among her prized flowers were roses, irises, and peonies. Her love of peonies was surprising, given how much she disliked ants. Remember, she claimed, with great disgust, where there's one ant, there's a legion [...]
Since the start of the pandemic, I start each yoga class with a dedication. How I love coming up with the dedications! How I learn from the dedications! And how I love the comments my yoga students make (via email, texts, or Facebook) when they are moved by a certain [...]
I've lived in Seattle since 1991 and yet, before yesterday, I had never been to see the Tulip Festival in the Skagit Valley. Given how much I love flowers, this is unbelievable on my part! Year after year, I admired photos from friends who had driven one hour north of [...]
