Tag: Garden Corner
What’s Love got to do with it?
They were a cute couple by every measure.
Adam, tall and wire-ly slender with a neat, close-cropped haircut, was like a young clematis vine deeply...
I’m Come Hellebore and High Water
It is now 2025, and still no snow. The rain came pouring, and the water levels rose, leaving us with no white Christmas. At...
Dressing for the Occasion
It got cold quickly. A sudden drop in temperatures followed by the onslaught of rainy weather was the first push towards what I consider...
A Cinderella Moment
There are certain times in a lifetime when a gathering is called for. Family and friends come together for a celebration. Weddings, baby showers,...
Late, Early, and Right On Time
There is something in the air. That tingling bit of anticipation that I smell. The familiar deep breath first thing in the morning that...
A Learning Experience
The day had finally arrived—the day I had to point out to my husband that the duct tape holding the pet-sized door closed was...
Winner Winner Dad’s Day Dinner
At the beginning of every month, I sit down (or, more realistically, I take a pause while driving between errands) and review what is...
The First Note
There is this feeling when I sit down to write. It is an odd mix of excitement and nerves. It is similar, in my...
Baby, I love you, but…
2024, a New Year. We are living in the future, with the whole year ahead of us. Plans to be made, milestones to be...
An Old Fashioned Christmas Tree
As I traveled past the city of Cornelius and into the adjoining wide open and scenic Oregon countryside, my delivery truck began to seriously...