The one good thing about a late-winter blizzard in New England is that no matter how much snow Mother Nature dumps on our doorsteps, we know it’s going to melt in the not too distant future. And so it is with this year’s March madness that dumped two feet of snow at my doorstep and … Continue reading And The Sun Came Out
Uncategorized
And There’s Snow
“And there’s snow” is probably an odd way to begin something about March in western Massachusetts, but coming at the end of a mild winter where marathon shoveling sessions have been few and far between, this week’s storm was a doozy. At the end of it all, I measured two feet of the white stuff … Continue reading And There’s Snow
And She’s Back!
Thanksgiving has come and gone, so we're now officially into the holiday season. In addition to the usual holiday fare and celebrations, the appearance of holiday plants always makes me smile. This year, things are a bit different. For the past month or so, I've been keeping my eye on the poinsettia I purchased last … Continue reading And She’s Back!
The Yin and Yang of the Seasons
Happy Winter Solstice, my friends! This year that’s December 21st with winter arriving at 10:59 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. It’s the day of the year with the shortest number of daylight hours, the long night when winter begins. The sun is at its furthest point south in the sky. That means it’s also the day … Continue reading The Yin and Yang of the Seasons
The Inevitability of Winter
We’ve had a taste of four seasons this fall in the Berkshires. Lovely warm days, snow flurries, rain, more snow (that actually stuck to the ground!), followed by torrential rain and wind, then milder days with barely a trace of snow left to be seen. And now, the 3 to 5 inches that were forecast … Continue reading The Inevitability of Winter
December Dreams
The garden sleeps in December, but it also dreams of spring. December may seem like an odd time to begin a blog about gardening, but not to me. With snow covering the ground outside my window, all those garden plans churning around inside my head need somewhere to go. While pen and paper are my … Continue reading December Dreams
Pen, Paper, Plant 