So far this Spring and start of Summer has given the ideal weather for the garden: Raining during the nights and sunshine during the days. Such wonderful difference from last year’s extreme heat. Come along for a short walk! These are only some of my flowers – but I am so glad they survived […]Read Post ›
Our host this week, Patti, challenges us to show some of our own favorite things! They may be old or new – but all of us have favorites… Many favorites have their own story, and some of my favorites are living things. In the header, a precious tulip I got from a collector, a friend […]Read Post ›
“In wildness is the preservation of the world.” – Henry David Thoreau Tina encourages us this week to go Wild! And, this time of the year I spend as much time as possible outdoors, in the wild, so my decision was easy – to go for my own neighborhood and use the most common meanings […]Read Post ›
My cactus flowering for the first time. A tiny cutting from Maria of mariayarri .
Vissna rosor och levande pelargoner
Our host this week is Tina. She asks us for… Something Different. I give you – my Magnolia tree in April. I must have flowers, always, and always. – Claude Monet Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol. […]Read Post ›
Climate Change is here now Time to act – 10-15-20 years ago. Now is the last minute – World leaders, WAKE UP!
Christmas in Sweden also means many Christmas markets to visit, where local people can put their work on display, and there is a lot of chatting and big smiles. This year we only visited one market, and came home with some lovely presents of course… This young woman was a talented painter with somewhat a […]Read Post ›
