signs of fall

I sucked it up, unclenched my grasp on the shreds of summertime and began closing up the pool.    It pained me to stack the chairs, but dagn...

zen moments in the great outdoors

I spent some quiet time yesterday reflecting on the courage and sacrifice people have made for me and my family.  We sure don't deserve ...

because green girl cares about your cultural literacy

Take a seat in the one room schoolhouse and I'll explain the finer points of Little House on the Prairie .  For the record, there are tw...

july garden walk

Look at these adorable Bumble Book Club party favors--I put a cutting of Russian Sage in each one. I moved a bunch of pots to this retaining...

An "Interested Citizen"

On a happy note, this terrible economy has my spam-mailbox filled with offers to help me get out of debt instead of offers to enlarge my lov...

It's a Bird! It's a Butterfly! It's a Prairie!

All the different textures in the prairie ... One Purple Coneflower about to bloom Enviro-Girl is sure that blue flower has a name, but she ...