I was responding to the lovely comments left for me on the last post (I know they are few and far between lately) and felt I should take time to pay a visit to some of you. Good thing I… Read more
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Tip Time: What to do with Coffee Grounds
The TIPS: Sprinkle coffee grounds around plants to deter slugs and snails. Coffee grounds are an ideal and economical soil amendment. The grounds act as a slow release fertilizer with some of the nutrients available immediately and other nutrients available over a period of… Read more
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Currently, the Daffodils
The piano lessons have resumed but they sure aren’t easy. Nevertheless, I really do love the piano and sit with it each and every day. I hope one day to make her sound as beautiful as she deserves. She’s been… Read more
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walking gently through the world
walking gently through the world … I love making things for others. Homemade artisan bread – a photo book – natural bath salts – knitting a scarf – knitting a cowl – homemade napkins. Neighbours are beginning to open their… Read more
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Smiles and a Brass Rose
Observed along the way: She walks along the roadway, a clouded afternoon, the sea air warm for an early March day. Her smile contagious and given to her soul’s inner thoughts. A middle aged couple, chatting freely, the woman’s arms… Read more
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mystery bag: an assortment of this n’ that
Now that the rhododendrons are threatening to pop open, I’m thinking how nice it would be to throw a brunch party — just like this — (well maybe for us ‘more mature’ gals) just because, or maybe to celebrate something… Read more