Tag: Alabama

how to grow a Siberian Husky

This garden bed is about five years old. Its on its way out & has been replaced by one far taller & deeper. Of all the spots for her to lay down, she chose the garden bed. Directions to grow a Siberian Husky…love, fresh water & good dog food. This is Nala, our rescued husky….

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I asked for the sun, he delivered

My husband took down some trees to bring more light into the gardens. This man i married can build me flower beds, carry 30 bags of dirt in which to fill them. & he can bring me the sun.

mother’s day cards via the gardens

The first image is an example of my daily picks. I bring the flowers inside & collect the older vases of flowers from around the house. I remove the spent flowers & put them into a bowl for either the compost or to bury in the dirt near the flowering plant.  The older flowers get…

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why my heart aches for Vermont

I grew up in Montpelier & Burlington Vermont. I am living my life in Alabama. I married an Alabama man. I love my husband’s family & I am grateful to every single one of them for welcoming a Vermont Yankee, a foodie, a farmer @ heart, Jewish, politically opposite woman into their large Catholic family….

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blue glass shines @ Yukon Trading Co.

One of my favorite go to shops in Birmingham, Alabama. Home & garden art (& soaps, candles, signs, pillows, fountains…) AND it is privately owned & operated. Yukon Trading Company, Cahaba Heights, Alabama.  

Husky stops to smell the Muppets

When I saw these English Daisies today, I had to have them because they made me smile. . Nala was wondering what I was doing…putting flowers on the floor. Don’t they look like a crazy Muppet?!