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 [...]
I went on a long walk yesterday and ended up at the Rose Garden here in Seattle. The roses were still just barely at their peak. They were beautiful, their scent intoxicating, the rose-dotted park a romantic novel. I walked around and lost myself in the world of roses. I [...]
East of the Mountains You hear that expression a lot living here in Seattle. East of the mountains is where we go for sunny warm weather in the summer, apples in the fall, skiing in the winter, and gorgeous wildflowers in the spring. Last Saturday, Rick and I drove through [...]
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 [...]
In exchange for leafless trees, long nights, ice covered roads, and cold, rainy, short days, winter's barter surprises us with unexpected flair! Below you have the best of my winter photos from this season. I feel each photo represents a gem gained in Winter's Barter. A few weeks ago, Bev [...]
