Category: Random
Me talkin to myself
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I brought home an idea from our summer visit to Stockholm where I learned that the Swedes make a conscious effort to create a cozy ambiance during their long dark winters. They bring light and warmth indoors, and perhaps a sense of slowing down, not being rushed, to the season. I’ve added strings of light…
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Salvia elegans — aka pineapple sage — spends all spring and summer growing and getting robust. Everything else in the garden is blooming like crazy but this sage waits until late September (in my garden, anyway) to start blooming. It’s looking pretty amazing just now. The hummingbirds take sips daily. I’m also in the autumn…
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A while ago, I had a lovely lunch with a friend. I brought her a very small vase with a couple of dahlia blooms from my garden. Last week at our Nia dance class, she returned the vase with these pretty pink blooms, geraniums, I think. I put the vase in the cup holder in…
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