Hello Gentle Readers. This week the days are cooler, the sun sets earlier, and neighborhood flowers send out the last blooms of summer. In o...

Hello Gentle Readers and Hello September. Last evening a strong prairie wind blew in cool temperatures as well as an unhealthy level of wild...

Hello Gentle Readers. This past weekend brought rain and respite from the heat. When I went out to the garden Saturday, I found a little ove...

As it is Wednesday, I am writing a blog post to link with Kat and the Unravelers . In the past days, I knit very little. Instead I made memo...

Hello gentle readers. Temperate summer days make August more enjoyable. In my yard, yellow and black swallowtails flit between parsley and t...

Hello gentle readers. Saturday the week of extreme heat gave way to rain and cooler temperatures. Friday evening brought a short thunderstor...

Hello. High summer arrives with extreme heat, humidity, summer squash, and cosmos. I pickled another batch of cucumbers, filling all jars de...