September is almost over and you can finally feel it. It’s “cooled off” to only the high nineties most days, no more the 100 degree plus days of July and August, and we’ve finally had some rain.
Continue reading “That’s September for Ya- County Fair, Gomphrenas, and Bundt Cake”
Ah September, the time of year where the cold fronts move in and we get cool 98 degree weather. (That’s… that’s only half joking. It IS actually better than 104 degrees.) The children are off to school. And… that’s it. Fall doesn’t set in for a long time here, so it isn’t really fall-esque around these parts. Aside from fashion that is- I am SO ready for jackets and boots and vests and so SICK of plain tank tops and shorts. I assume it’s like being sick of your sweaters in the north, this tiredness of tank tops. And necklaces and scarves- I miss them! Sheesh it’s too hot for anything aside from earrings really.
Continue reading “The Texas Garden in September”Can I just say that late summer in Texas can just absolutely suck it.
Continue reading “August. In Texas.”
There is a lot going on in the garden in July this year. It’s rained much more than usual, so it isn’t the “hanging on for dear life with supplemental watering that never can be quite enough” that we generally deal with down here.
Continue reading “The Texas Garden in July Springs Forth”
We had some significant wind and storms over the last few weeks. More wind than rain, and more than enough of both to wreak some havoc.
Continue reading “Garden Update in June: Tomatoes, Horsemint, and Mockingbirds”
We all learn and remember things best in different ways- a fascinating concept, really.
Continue reading “French Cottage Garden Style”
It’s been yet another busy couple of weeks. We had our 15 year wedding anniversary (20 years together) and had a lovely couple of days with a dinner at home with the girls on our actual anniversary and a night out in San Antonio the next night just the two of us. It is my very favorite combination of doing something special while at the same time it being as amazingly enjoyable as all our other days together. Plus gifts.
Continue reading “Cat in the Buttercups”
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