Canada Garden

My facebook account has been fixed!  Whew!  That was a lesson in just how addicted I am.  Facebook is like the newspaper used to be.  Here ...

I had a great trip to Michigan over the weekend.  Got to visit with my mom and my sis which was wonderful, then on to a class that's bee...

  These went to Tracy who cuts my hair and listens to my stories.   I always look forward to seeing her. These went to Bridget, who reminds ...

If you'd like to see a few of the wedding bouquets from the ISFA show, check out the Petals & Co blog .

  I took a corsage class at the state conference.  Neither of these look anything like the ones we did in class! But still, I had fun wit...

Bill Harper put on a great show!  He was so nice in the workroom and his designs were awesome.  Loved the apples, the yarn, the  strings...

J Schwanke at the Friday night Rockin' Weddings show.  He's always entertaining and inspiring.  I love his how-to-arrange-flowers...

It's that time of year again!  Illinois State Florists' Association Spring Conference, just a couple of miles from Canada Garden....

Yesterday I was at work, going from building to building in a cold, damp, March wind and I noticed the crocus blooming in front of Monroe Ha...

Mama sent me birthday box last week.  A new-found book--Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him--that's gotta be a good read. . .   A felted bag ...

I LoVe Saturdays!   Went out to visit with Gail at The Farm, got the truck stuck in the field--thank you Dave for the tractor tow!--stopped ...

live laugh sign from Lori, my sister gardener  I love that G Dog and Lilla to no end.  They are the best.  Right now they are lying at my...

Today I am thinking about Judson and Isaac and Laura and Kathy and  Lori and Emma  and all the family across the miles. 

 Such a beautiful snow yesterday!  Much of it has melted already.  We're almost through February--comin' up on the hom...

Have you ventured out into the garden lately?  It's so wet out there!  And such a mess!  A big, wet, muddy, glorious mess :)

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin was such a good story.  A little bit mystery, southern small town in the late 70s, terrific ...