Today was full of activity. This morning I ran with my running buddy and then went to a tennis clinic. After the tennis clinic, Mr. SP and I played 3 sets of singles. He beat the pants off of me, but it was good practice. In the afternoon, I went to a show in a…
Look what hubby made for me last weekend! The vine growing on it is a fall blooming Clematis. It’s pretty aggressive and would cover the front of the house if I didn’t keep an eye on it.
I believe that this plant is called a Devil’s Backbone. (Please correct me if you think I’m wrong.) I think it’s butt ugly, but then it charms me every May by putting on a beautiful blooming show, so I keep it. I inherited this plant from my grandmother when she had to move into a…
This week is Spring Break for schools in our area. A lot of my friends go on trips over break, but I am happy to have a week at home to relax, catch up on a few things, and do exactly what I want to do. Let me tell you, I could get used to…
This is the only Amaryllis out of my four old ones who decided to rebloom. The other three are still nude bulbs with no leaves. It is really putting on a show for us to enjoy. I had it on my kitchen table when it first budded and you can see that it grew as…
We had really high winds here last Sunday. My yard was full of branches and sticks and looked terrible. It was so nice here yesterday, blue skies with temps in the 50’s, that I decided it would be a great day to get the yard looking tidy again. I was about halfway finished with the…
I miss working outside in my yard. Being the daughter of a farmer, I love to dig, plant, and harvest. There’s just something rewarding about sweating in the sun and then getting to eat what you’ve grown or enjoy the foliage and flowers of the plants you’ve so carefully tended. (My yard is deer central…
My poor yard, garden, and flower beds are looking pretty pitiful due to the hot, dry weather we’ve had here in Virginia. I’ve got some tough plants who are making things a bit colorful in my yard. This fall blooming Clematis grows on a trellis in the front of my house. Hubby hates this thing…