So foggy this morning it was after 9 when I ventured out. And I was glad I did because look what I found — the first hellebore blooms. The evergreen helebore leaves provide texture in my winter garden. The blooms…

After unseasonably mild temperatures and some rain, today is frigid – in the twenties. I realize that is balmy compared to the places where two of my children live (Montana and Colorado), but I am staying inside and looking for…

There’s not much going on in my garden this week so I thought I would look back six years for photos of this date. Enjoy.

1.  January 2014. We were in Key West, Florida. This photo was taken on one of…

My writing partner, Laura Ambler, and I met for lunch at Olive Garden yesterday. Their soup and salad combo is really good and a booth gave us privacy to discuss a new writing project.

With two produced Christmas themed plays…

It was misting when I went out this morning to see what I would find in my garden. We’ve had rain again, but with warmer temperatures. Puddles in the beds and the Burt lake is back. But, really, no complaints…

My very best wishes to one and all for a happy, prosperous and healthy New Year.

For years my parents had an annual New Year’s Day party where they served Gløgg, a Norwegian mulled wine. I didn’t continue this tradition…

On this shortest day of the year we have winter temperatures. Ours are moderate compared to many places in the United States, but 26 degrees Fahrenheit means the ground was crunchy underfoot when I went outside this morning to see…

When I went out on Wednesday morning to go to my 7am yoga class, my car was covered with snow. I’d thought I had heard it rain overnight, but it must have changed to snow at some point. The roads…

Almost all the leaves are down from the trees, with the exception of one large maple. I’ll wait a little while and then call my garden guy who will climb on the roof and blow out the gutters. Then he’ll…

As we approach the American Thanksgiving holiday, I ma grateful that I have a garden.

I wandered my garden this morning wondering what I would find.

1. A birdhouse (made by my husband) hides in maple foliage that daily becomes more…