Kjirsti & Tom

As if the improvement of my new painted front door wasn’t enough I decided to go one step farther and pull off the aluminum siding that was covering the wood trim around the door. I hated the look of it, and was certain there was more character behind it. I was right. It’s difficult to…

We had a wonderful 4th of July with Cassie, Doug, and Archer down in Colombus. We heard an amazing drum core, watched some fireworks, played wii, attended the Temple, ate amazing BBQ, visited the zoo, and learned how to play bridge. It was a wonderful weekend on all accounts. We just love Cassie and Doug…

A friend of my mentioned that her garden was being tormented by small beasts. Perhaps I shouldn’t speak too soon, but so far, my garden has been critter free- except for plenty of insect annoyance- due to this handy-dandy little barrier. Here’s what I did: Using some common wood stakes and poultry fencing, I cut…

My garden continues to bring beauty and color to the neighborhood. The dahlias are blooming.The crocosmia and daisies are mingling nicely.The eggplants are preparing to bear fruit.The impatiens and coleus are loving their partially shady spot.and the coneflowers are turning from thisto this!My first nasturtium bloomed!And an Easter lily that I placed in the ground…

I’ve realized I’ve grown a bit silent on my blog. I don’t know exactly why it is but at times I feel a desire for that sweet intimacy that is journaling with paper and pen.

This spectacular coleus was a splurge, but boy have I loved it!

One of the things I love most about this time of year is the game of hide and seek that goes on in the garden. It seems everyday I’m out in the garden finding new surprises. Here are a few of my most recent: A cluster of tomatoes!And it looks as though our six inch…

it doesn’t get much better than this. wanna slice? – come on over!

Clematis.I don’t know the variety of this clematis as it was on the half dead rack- and didn’t have a marker. However, I love it! Notice the back left, the paler purple is the remnant of a bloom that lost its pedals several weeks ago, however the middle has remained- as nearly a second bloom.

You may recall that I was having problems with critters in my garden. Maybe you didn’t know that last year I didn’t get a single zucchini because every time the plant would blossom it would get chomped off. So this year I put in some fencing and thus far it looks like I might beat…