Day after day we hear in the news about how one person can’t make a difference in our world. Are you ready to make a huge difference by doing something very small? The Monarch butterfly and other pollinators need our help. Desperately. You can help by planting milkweed. Let’s All Plant Weeds. Milkweed has been virtually eliminated on America’s farms due to the overuse of pesticides such as Roundup. Let’s All Plant Weeds The butterfly and other important pollinators feed on milkweed, lay ... View the Post
Creating English Style Hedges
The Mr. and I have been spending a huge amount of time working on the front, back and side yards of Storybook Cottage. Despite our time consuming and heroic efforts we still have several bare or overgrown hedges. Today’s post, Creating English Style Hedges, is full of inspiring eye candy for me, and perhaps for you. But First French Hedges So let’s talk about hedges. I have been blessed over the years to have seen many stupendous examples of lovely hedges and gardens. The Garden of ... View the Post
Ice Cream, Kabobs and a Wee Bit of Gardening
Did you have a lovely weekend? We were mainly at home trying to stay cool while dealing with a broken A/C unit. We survived with Ice Cream, Kabobs, and a Wee Bit of Gardening. Ice Cream, Kabobs and a Wee Bit of Gardening Ice cream bars helped out tremendously and the dogs love to lick the sticks clean. Sweet Guy made a lovely dinner on Saturday. Chicken and vegetable kebobs/kabobs and macaroni salad. We were both laughing because he said: “Mom don’t take my picture of me in an ... View the Post
The Converted Barn
No living room chairs. I’ve been promised that they will be finished this week but I am not holding my breath. Still, it would be nice since we have houseguests arriving on Friday. Instead, I bring you The Converted Barn that cousin Sweet T. sent me via realtor.com. In the subject line, she had typed “Freak Out”. Indeed. The Converted Barn There aren’t many homes that I think “I could move in just as is but this one….well, just see for yourself. Look at those floors! I have ... View the Post
Monet’s Jardin Clos Normand (Closed Garden Normandy)
As much as I loved the peaceful tranquility of the Monet’s water lily pond I absolutely adored Monet’s Jardin Clos Normand (Closed Garden Normandy) in the front of his home. It was given its name, the Clos Normand, by Georges Truffaut, an esteemed French gardener. Monet’s Jardin Clos Normand (Closed Garden Normandy) From Monet’s second story bedroom window you could see the garden in all of its glory. To wake up to this every day could inspire almost everyone to paint. The arches were ... View the Post
Monet’s Water Lily Pond
After viewing Monet’s maison (home) it was just a short walking distance to the basin (pond) area, known as Monet’s Water Lily Pond. Monet’s Water Lily Pond The water lily pond is perhaps most closely associated with Claude Monet and his home at Giverny. He began painting the water lilies in 1899 and did not stop. Always a master of perspective and light studies, Monet created over 250 paintings in the series. “Le Bassin des Nympheas” (The Basin of the Water Lilies) ~Claude Monet, ... View the Post
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