Questions to ask myself about the Container Gardens I planted this summer. By August, my container gardens have plenty to tell me. Some have been wonderful, some have struggled, and a few have left me wondering, “What was I thinking?” Before I forget it all by next spring, I like to walk around, take a good look, and make a few notes for next year: basically an end-of-summer container garden ... View Post
August Loving the Ordinary List: 31 Ideas to Enjoy the Last Days of Summer
August has a different feel than the months that came before it. Gardens are overflowing, family vacations begin winding down, and the first hints of autumn quietly appear—even as the days remain warm and inviting. It is a month that encourages us to slow our pace just enough to notice what summer still has to offer. One of my favorite ways to welcome a new month is with a Loving the Ordinary ... View Post
100 Days of Summer: Ideas, Adventures, and Ways to Enjoy the Season
Summer starts soon. There are roughly 100 days of summer; that is what I call it, from the Friday of Memorial Day Weekend to the Monday of Labor Day weekend. Let’s get ready for adventures - you name it! These 100 days are yours. What do you want to do? Before saying, "I can't because ______," allow yourself a moment to consider what might be possible this summer. This summer is the ... View Post
May’s Loving List
31 Loving the Ordinary Ideas for Home, Garden & Everyday Life May arrives with a quiet fullness. The garden begins to stretch into itself—peonies ready to open, herbs settling in, longer evenings inviting us outside. Windows are opened more often than closed, and the rhythm of the home begins to soften into something lighter. It’s a month that doesn’t ask for much, only that we notice ... View Post
Gardening Recollections
I am called to the garden by recollections of the first ladies who influenced me. Someone once asked me why I’m so drawn to the garden. I paused… and realized the answer wasn’t just about flowers. It was about memory, connection, and the women who quietly shaped me. I am called to the garden — to the connection with the past, to this exact moment of calm beauty, and to the possibilities ... View Post
My Seasonal Home-Keeping Ritual: Herbal Potpourri to Protect Woolens Naturally
A Little Bit of History about This Early Summer Home-keeping Ritual A seasonal home-keeping activity I grew up with was my Grandmother washing and putting away the woolen and winter clothes every spring. Then she would put them in the cedar closets or wooden chests and add cedar-shaving sachets. I had friends whose mothers would use mothballs. But have you ever smelled mothballs – Whoa, that is ... View Post
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