So … how is it going?? –  2.0

So … how is it going?? –  2.0

You have probably been wondering:  “Did the little snail ever make it down??”  (from the blog post a few days ago about the little snail hanging out in dangerous places!)   Hanging out in dangerous places! - Daily Blessing…
May 5, 2025Posted inLife Lessons
So … how is it going??

So … how is it going??

I know you are just dying to know how the mums are doing, after they survived overwintering in the workshop  …  and barely escaped being eaten by the deer!   You might be thinking: “They are probably thriving and…
May 4, 2025Posted inLessons in the Dirt
Blooming sideways

Blooming sideways

My friend who recently had intense spine surgery (where they cut her back open from top to bottom and re-straightened her spine with rods)  just had her 6-week post-op follow-up appointment, in which she was told by the…
May 2, 2025Posted inLessons in the Dirt
Joyful “firsts!”

Joyful “firsts!”

It's May 1st ... and the hummingbirds are sharing the feeder together! I had wondered if they would share the feeder together again this year. This is a "first" for this year! Yay for joyful "firsts!"And ... the…
May 1, 2025Posted inGratitude
From the outside looking in …

From the outside looking in …

Hubby built me a new planter for summer.   I’m thrilled!   He had been puttering about in the workshop this past winter, figuring out a creative way to make a planter box out of leftover decking material and leftover…
April 29, 2025Posted inLessons in the Dirt
Storing up treasures in boots!

Storing up treasures in boots!

Squirrelina has been hard at work storing up treasures in boots!   Hubby went out on Saturday to put his garden boots on …  and lo and behold, his boots were full of stored-up treasures of Big-Leaf Maples seeds!  …
April 28, 2025Posted inLessons from the forest
How often are you called by name?

How often are you called by name?

I have recently been listening through a sermon series over the different people in the Bible whom God called their name twice in a row:  “Jacob, Jacob”  …  “Martha, Martha”  …  “Saul, Saul”  …  “Samuel, Samuel”  …  etc.…
April 27, 2025Posted inWhat is God like?
Raising a Hallelujah … no matter what!

Raising a Hallelujah … no matter what!

My daughter’s tulips have been growing in a big pot on our back deck.   I was so excited when they started blooming this year!   I brought a little tulip inside to enjoy!   I’m sure the little tulip would…
April 26, 2025Posted inLife Lessons