Canada Garden

A long time ago, when Isaac was young, he and I made chocolate chip cookies together over and over--trying to get them to come out soft and ...

Family is good medicine when you're sad.  And Betsy & Kyle are the best medicine ever.  We laughed and had a good time together.  ...

PJ & Jeff & Mama sent this beautiful vase to us for Warren's funeral.  There were lots of pretty flowers that gave us comfort ...

  We are sad, but relieved that his struggle is over.  Warren loved us all so much and we will miss him every day.  Thank you to Rachel...

I loved our visit with Joy and Rosie, my sister PJ & brother-in-law's two rescued goldens.  G Dog was just saying to me this morni...

We love vacationing at this house in the fall.  We've spent a week here almost every year for the past seven years.   Fishing wasn...

Fabulous performance art starring our own Betsy and Kyle  and  featuring Bootsie, the neighbor cat.   Okay, they...

  If you've been reading lately, you'll know that my heart melted when Kyle brought me that bucket of rocks and proudly exclaimed...

Okay, okay.  I confess.  I read all three Fifty Shades books.  Yes.  All three.  I couldn't let everyone else on earth read it and not ...

My G Dog boy.  He's our big strong brave boy who also helps keep us sane around here.  Lilla will be mad if I don't post her pic...

This has been my spot for the last few weekends.  Chocolate + coffee + kindle + umbrella-covered patio set   = the perfect spot.   ...

We had a wonderful visit with Judson and Rachel and the kids.  I love this picture that Rachel took of our patio dining experience.  Next ...

Yesterday's tomato  pick.    Betsy kept saying, "I'm so excited to come to see you!".  And when she left she said, ...

Pineapple and Cherokee Purple We grow Whoppers and Better Boys too, but these taste better :)

You might think I haven't been up to much  by the number of posts lately.   And you'd be mostly right :) Sandy's beauti...

It was an absolutely glorious Sunday.  An inch of rain last night.  An early morning bike ride.  A walk through the garden, which is brea...