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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]