The Morning Report

We are enjoying the lilies blooming in the garden. Early morning and early evening walks with Miss Honey help us beat the heat of the day. Moving forward with a […]

Our cottage tenant moved south this past weekend. We gave her chocolate for the road trip. On Saturday morning Karl and I sat in the empty 1-bedroom apartment, enjoyed morning

Four years ago I planted these rose bushes. It’s taken this time for the roses to climb and cover the deer fence. What growth will you experience in four years

Back in Topsfield, I pulled a few weeds walking our MargFMac Front Garden Loop and found the color in the Cut Flower Garden to really pop. Notice the wings on

Karl and I have planted a perennial garden at my parents’ grave site. We selected plants that would naturalize well and have 3-season blooms: sedum, pincushion flower, ice plant, and

The story of this climbing hydrangea offers a nice metaphor for those of us working through grief and loss. You see, the juniper tree that supports this plant was burned

This yellow peony plant is a hybrid between an herbaceous peony and a tree peony. One of the benefits of this is that it’s stems are stronger and the blooms

I’m moving slowly along since my father’s death two and a half weeks ago… taking one day at a time, noticing my energy level up and down. Back in Topsfield