Sophia happened upon this perfect tomato in the garden this morning.
She usually eats them on the spot, but this one she felt compelled
to bring to me telling me how cute it was, and she felt bad eating it.
and then my little Italian princess….
Mangia!
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We visited the always splendid and never disappointing Storybook Land this week. Wandering along the meandering paths I was overwhelmed with the nostalgia that I have for this darling park. Thinking of myself as a child delighting in the same amusements that my children were this day was so sweet to me. The park is [...]
Gracia has been asking for the Live Butterfly Garden that they have been advertising on television, and I had not gotten around to purchasing it for her. But, she got lucky when her cousin got it for his birthday and decided he wanted to give it to her. Gracia is known in the family for [...]
Go Gracia Go! What Diego is to rescuing and protecting animals our Gracia is to bugs, butterflies, and moths. While swimming she makes it her job to be the human skimmer, her goal being to save the little bugs from certain death! Before I can even get her vest on she is already scoping the [...]
For this recipe add:
1 Hot summer night,
Cast a few thunderstorms,
Pour a decanter of pinot grigio,
Pop a lager,
Combine with a classic, compliments of Ella and Louis,
& Prepare A Strawberry Summer Salad!
What could be finer than this?
Begin with a bed of spinach (about 6 handfuls)
Then add:
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup of feta cheese
1/2 cup of [...]
Greetings! I am so excited to share what is blooming in our
family kitchen garden July 2010
Sophia is modeling our “Dancing Petticoats” Cosmos
Gracia is accessorized in “Graceful” Purple Fountain Grass & “Flashback” Calendula
A container on our front porch is overflowing with “Coconut” Shockwave Petunia
Butterfly’s have been dancing on our “Peachie’s Pick” Aster
In front of [...]
i am dancing in my garden
but the rain has already come
she has left behind an enchanted scene
awaiting the morning sun
I have always been a lucky Momma in that my girls love to sleep away the mornings. Letting me have my coffee and my morning walk through the garden before they rise. However, this summer Sophia has become my little sun rising earlier, and ready for the day ahead.
When I brought home plants the [...]
I have been massaging my girls on a regular basis at their bedtime since the were first born. As a retired massage therapist I learned the benefits of massage and understand that those benefits hold true with children of any age. Your child may squirm around or wiggle at first but once they begin to [...]
This is a Wooly Bear (Pyrrharctia isabella). Known in the US to have 8 or more species. A Wooly Bear is the caterpillar stage of the Isabella Tiger Moth. The most common Wooly Bear is called the Banded Wooly Bear. Black at both ends with an orange band in the middle. Common folklore says the [...]
