Lori's Garden

We had a too short, but really good, visit with Lori and Kathy and Emma on our way through Lexington.  Lori's garden is beautiful, as always.  I love her phlox and bleeding heart, especially since both of these plants have disappeared from my garden over the years.   They make me think of my mama and grandma and mammy's gardens. . . Happy Friday . . . It's raining right now, but I'm hoping for some quality weeding time in the garden this weekend.

Also From Lori's

J Parkes Originals with aprons. . . and some ruby slippers!

If Dogs Could Talk

Here are Zoe and Lucas at Lori's house.   As I was going through their pictures tonight, I remembered another great book that I read last week--The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Loved it! Quick, easy read that makes you want to sit down and have a conversation with your canine best friend. Don't you wonder what Zoe and Lucas are talking about here at the front door?

Book Update

Did I tell you about the Wally Lamb book, The Hour I First Believed? It was about a couple who worked at Columbine and their life after the shooting.  I loved it.  Sad, but really good.  And I read Columbine a while back too--by one of the journalists who covered the story.  It made me think about our trip to NIU, after the  Valentine's Day shooting in 2008.

Then I thought I should stay away from shootings for a while, so I went to The Testimony, by Anita Shreve.  Her story also takes place in a school where things go terribly wrong at a high school party.  Next was The Spire by Richard North Patterson.    It also took place at a school, but this time the main character was an alum who returned as the administrator and had to clear up a mystery that occured while he was still a student.
On the way back from Kentucky, I read The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin.  She has a blog about her project too.   It was a fun read.   Cause we all want to be happy.  And a lot of us want everybody else to be happy too.  Wish we could all feel that way. . .

And now I'm starting on Chris Bohjalian's Secret of Eden.  My mom told me about it because she knows that I'll never get over what CB did to us with Double Bind. 

Betsy is reading No Diapers for Ducky and If You Give a Moose a Muffin.

  Speaking of books, Lori has a fabulous new library in her house.  Beautiful recycled floor to ceiling bookshelves that are full of the books she and Todd love.  Be sure to tell me what you're reading too!

Garden Design

From Lori's garden--probably a couple of years ago now. She manages to make it look good even in the winter!

Lori's Garden

Happy Anniversary

to Judson and Rachel. Happy happy day to them. This little plaque is tucked in among the grasses in Lori's garden.

Two of My Favorite Artists

I just got back from Lexington a couple of days ago. Todd and Lori made us so welcome, as always.

Just Back from Lori's

The Kentucky weather, and her backyard, were just beautiful.

Zoe & Lucas

How cute! Wonder what they're thinking?

Home Again Home Again. . .

Jiggity jig. After a too-long day at Small World when the boys were little, we would do our "home again home again" ritual as we drove into the driveway. Wish I knew then what I know now--that any extra hour spent at work when they were little was an hour I would miss when they grew up and moved to Lexington. Anyway, that "home again home again" phrase always goes through my mind when we get home after being away for any length of time. It was great to be in Lexington with people we love over the last few days. This is a shot of the waterlily just outside of Todd and Lori's back door.