The Daily Pixel: Domestic bliss
After 10 days traveling and bumming around Oshkosh, I delighted in staying home the last couple weeks. Boring, quiet, happy home. With cooking and …
Thursday 13: June 2012 Snapshot
Who paints their bedroom and blogs the day before a big vacation? Me, apparently! As I am running out of time to …
The pursuit of perennial curb appeal
It started out so small, my idea. I was just going to carve out a little flower bed to protect our mailbox …
The Daily Pixel: Life in the sky and on the ground
This morning, I peeked out from the covers and croaked, “Where’s the coffee?” to Mr. T who typically makes the Life Force …
“30 before 30” progress report
As the big 3-0 approaches in 10 weeks, I thought it would be a good time to revisit my “30 before 30” …
The Daily Pixel: A blink and a week
My favorite and least favorite thing about life right now is flying to Phoenix every Wednesday. I love it because I get …
The Daily Pixel #58- Saucer Magnolia in Spring finery
Every Spring I walk by a house in our neighborhood, gawk at the gorgeous pink tree that I’ve erroneously called a Dogwood, …
The Daily Pixel #55- Dream peas
Last week, I wandered out to check the status of my winter garden. I wonder… could you hear my primal scream across …
The Daily Pixel: Trying not to hate my winter garden
Prior to Thursday, Sacramento hadn’t seen rain since November 20. Two solid months of dry. Between you and me, I’m shocked that …
Project Green Thumbs: If praying mantises could talk…
… They would say “Go away, stalker!” So I’ve had a little mantis obsession in my garden this summer… It started with …