Day: 10/10/2018

COLOR IN OCTOBER – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 10/10/2018 • ( 15 )

RDP Wednesday – COLOR Autumn is languidly considering the possibility of dropping by any day now. The rhododendrons are blooming again … simultaneously with the ones in Sydney, Australia. How weird is that? And my roses are still very much in… Read More ›

NO FREE PARKING – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 10/10/2018 • ( 30 )

FOWC with Fandango — Parking There is no free parking in Boston. There is no free parking in New York either. I don’t know about the rest of the big cities, but I’m betting it’s pretty much the same. Assuming you… Read More ›

IN THE DARK OF NIGHT, THE SOUNDS WE HEAR – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 10/10/2018 • ( 18 )

I have to start this out by explaining that just a couple of days ago, I heard a noise in the bedroom. It was the kind of noise the wakes me right up because it was a little squeaky noise…. Read More ›

CRITICISM – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 10/10/2018 • ( 15 )

Mostly brutal Brutal honesty is always more brutal than honest and is never well-meant. Honesty without kindness is meanness under false colors. When criticism is given without love or humor, its aim is not to inform, but to hurt. Anyone can… Read More ›

RHODODENDRONS BLOOMING IN OCTOBER – Marilyn Armstrong

By Marilyn Armstrong on 10/10/2018 • ( 14 )

Rhododendrons: Flower of the Day – October 9, 2018 My garden is a mess right now. Most of the flowers are dead and many need to be cleared out. I’ve done a bit of it, but it needs more. I’m… Read More ›