the backyard blueberry bush

Blueberries wear a crown, just to remind us all of how powerful they are in being an antioxidant. 🙂

ladybug to the rescue

  This hero is headed for the spider mites that have gotten into our blueberries. I use organic pesticides to kill these nasty things, but I would rather use ladybugs. I wish i could go to the nursery & buy an ARMY of these food-saving ladybugs. Fighting nature with nature really seems the way to…

the blue zebra primrose

Yes, you can put primrose into a vase. The vase just needs to be a thimble sized one.  I made this vase with oven dry clay.

stain your garden beds blue

My twin brother built these last weekend. I love that he stained the wood blue. Jealous me! I can’t wait until he puts in some plants/flowers/veggies/fruit…He works at a Nursery in Berkeley, California. So he will know HOW IT’S DONE.

the classic flowers rock

Why would anyone think the classics, Geranium & Ranunculus should be passed by at the nursery for some high fashioned hybrid? Man, all those buds are a promise of a great things to come.

a westie out west

and of course, the fabulous Ms. Bonnie, a Cairn Terrier. Brody is the Westie. Both dogs & photographs are property of my twin brother, Jason. He lives in Berkeley, California

teeny tiny kitchen

These images were photographed by Launie Kettler. She lives in Northern Vermont. She shops at local organic grocery stores (Plentiful organic, buy local, grocery stores…i grew up with them in Vermont). Launie has a wonderful, well-lit apartment…the one downfall, to me, is the kitchen. Launie took the lack of space as a personal challenge. Her…

kicked to the curb

i’ve been dazzled by the stunning wildflowers that borders most of Alabama roads this spring. i had to pull over to see the fuchsia/magenta colored paintbrushes up close.