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Butterfly Garden

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

We’ve had several schools call that are doing memorial gardens on the grounds.  Tree dedication stones for a couple of kids that lost their dads. And today? A memorial stone to place in a butterfly garden to honor one of the teacher’s who’s lost a child.
The client didn’t want anything that looked too “cemetery-ish”.

A personalized […]

Rock of Love

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Every time my little Rock steps out he likes to pee on my beautiful bleeding heart, so, I’ve decided when the time comes I’ll mark the spot with a garden memorial stone as a final tribute.

Just Do the Next Thing

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

One time? When I worked in an office? My manager used to have a saying about staying on track. “Just do the next thing.”
It’s so simple. And it does help when you’re jumbled up and not sure which way to go.
Don’t ignore your intuition if “just do the next thing” means taking five […]

Weeping Cherry

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

In The Mailbox: One of our clients sent a nice note thanking us for our assistance and the recommendation of a Weeping Cherry for a tree dedication. Honestly, I don’t remember making that suggestion, but the Weeping Cherry is one of my favorite ornamental trees and a stunning centerpiece for a memorial tribute. […]

Bleeding Hearts

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

A welcome sight in the early Spring garden. Bleeding Hearts are hardy and easy to grow (and toxic). My Bleeding Hearts have taken a lot of abuse over the years and still come back every season. The original plant in my garden has been split and divided several times and moved all about the property, […]

Hummers

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

No not this kind.

St. Louis hotel 2005.
This Kind:

We’ve been successful attracting the hummingbirds and butterflies the last couple of years. Even with the hunters next door! According to the calender, the hummingbird scouts should be coming in the next week or so. So, why do I feel pressure?
Funeral Directors, depending on where you are…if you […]

State of the Garden Address

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Green and frosty this morn. We’re moving outdoors, but wanted to send a shout out to the Colgate Palmolive Company, distributors of the fine product Irish Spring.
If you’ve followed this blog, you’ll know that last summer, we conducted an experiment with Irish Spring as a non-toxic cat repellent as a deterrent to the five kitties […]

Burning Desire

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Earlier, while in the way-back machine, I noticed that this time last year I was also ready to burn. Funny, but I’ve got that same urge today. And here’s the object of my desire:

The last one we had was….destroyed by fire. And so were my eyebrows. Anyway, the local hardware store has this in […]

Gritty Livin’

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

This time last year we were in sunny Florida. Most of my pix were of living green vegetation. It was ALIVE!

This is a morning pool shot. Marveling that: I. Was In. The Pool. On a February morning. Soak It Up!
Now, back to the moment.

Open Season

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Crispy and clear, I ran out the door barefoot this morning around 5 to try to spot the space shuttle reentering the earth’s atmosphere, but couldn’t locate. I was blinded by that northern star. That rock is hot!

It’s supposed to pass directly over the Ozarks again at 11:15-ish AM, hopefully I’ll hear the “double […]

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