Day: 05/23/2018

BINDWEED AND THE BIG TWIST – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 05/23/2018 • ( 26 )

BINDWEED AND THE BIG TWIST When the spring flowers have finished in June, the bindweed comes and takes over. I have spent every year of my gardening life fending off the bindweed (which I often call “strangle weed”). It lives,… Read More ›

I WILL NOT BE A BALLERINA (OR A COWBOY) – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 05/23/2018 • ( 44 )

When I was a girl, my mother took me to the ballet. She didn’t take me to the typical “first ballet” for kids — Nutcracker Suite — which mommies take their little girls to see. Instead, she took me to… Read More ›

SHOP TILL YOU DROP – BY ELLIN CURLEY

By Ellin Curley on 05/23/2018 • ( 20 )

I love shopping when I’m looking for something specific. It’s like a treasure hunt. My pulse quickens and all my senses go on high alert. I’m like an animal stalking prey. Will I find it down the next aisle? Or… Read More ›

COLUMBINE BLOOMING – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 05/23/2018 • ( 17 )

Flower of the Day – Columbine Blooming We had one sunny day and the columbine bloomed. It is still blooming and this, being a relatively long-lived flower, will continue blooming for at least another week.