A Pinch of Joy

Wheels has been feeding the birds regularly even though the weather is warm.  Baltimore Orioles come every morning to eat their fill of grape jelly.  We had never seen one before — their brilliant orange coloring is spectacular!  Goldfinches and cardinals add their brilliant red and yellow flashes to the garden.  Robins and doves hop […]

Short Stuff and his mom were here last week.  His aunt and two cousins around the same age were here one day and we spent the day at the splash pad. He got flashing programmable (!) shoes.  Then a big guy scooter with flashing lights everywhere for birthday #8.   It was an exciting and […]

    Featured from last week:  Cincy Shopper – Banana Split Lush Snazzy Little Things — Black Painted Front Door + Lessons Learned     5 Minutes for Mom – Father’s Day Candy Wrapper    Intelligent Domestications – DIY Wire Basket Outdoor Table     Clean and Scentsible – Free S’Mores Printables Mama of Many Blessings […]

As I moved through Friday, people were asking each other “Got plans for the weekend?”  The answer was almost universal — just gonna chill at home.  Sometimes that is best, just take some time to relax,  think about things, plant a tomato — if the weather cooperates, eat a little, play a little, work a […]

I was so excited yesterday when I stopped by a little market on the “other side of town”.  They had just gotten a shipment of garden flowers and the plants were huge!  Best of all, the price was the same as for the little bitty ones I’ve been buying from the seasonal nursery down the […]