The bloom that brought Mama to tears
After a hot day in Santa Rosa, Mama and I decided to cool down in our garden this evening. As I began our nighttime watering, I noticed our first blossom […]
Abutilon is back
Today we found a beautiful, coral red Abutilon plant to replace the yellow one that used to live outside Mama’s window, but did not survive winter. We’re hoping to plant […]
Flowers outside Mama’s window
When Mama looks out her bedroom window, she’ll now be greeted by these pretty white flowers in a hanging pot. I planted them a few weeks ago, but I waited […]
Bright blooms in our spring garden
Our spring garden is coming into bloom, and Mama and I are enjoying how colorful it is! The orange and purple flowers in the top two photos are on little […]
New front door flowers
The petunias that previously spiffed up our doorway left behind sad, empty holes. Now that the frost has past, we decided the stone pots needed beautiful, bright spots of color. […]
Colorful shocker
A potted grass we’ve had in our backyard for many years suddenly produced these stunning, vibrant flowers for the first time. Mama and I only ever remember seeing green reeds […]
Beautiful peach blossoms
Our newly planted peach tree made it through the frost and is now flowering! Today’s #OneGoodThing was enjoying the gorgeous peach blossoms on our tree with Mama! Day 76 of 365. And […]
Paisley’s reminder
Mama and I enjoyed a bit of late afternoon sun in our garden and discovered this beautiful petunia in bloom. Mama took this lovely snapshot, which Paisley photobombed — as […]
Chilly, yummy Sunday
After such a busy week, Mama and I were glad to have a restful Sunday at home. I baked fresh almond puffs for brunch, which we washed down with hot […]
The last fuchsia
Since it’s been getting colder, our gorgeous fuchsia plant that’s brightened our doorway all summer has been dying. This weekend we were surprised and happy to discover one final blossom! […]
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