GOOD SIGN: While wandering the aisles of a Michael's store on Sunday, I spied this sign. I like its retro-'70s look, and the messag...

TESTING 1, 2, 3: How about that, the blog is still here! I couldn't believe it when I looked and saw the past post was on June 1. I do b...

BY THE YARD: We've been spending lots of time in the great outdoors lately, as things are blooming, the lawn needs mowing, weeds are ou...

REHOMING:  Earlier this week, we finally decided it was time to 'rehome' a couple dozen of our extra tomato and tomatillo plants. We...

  SPYING IRISES: Midday Saturday we took a quick field trip to a place just a couple of blocks to our north,  Leonine Iris. We'd noticed...