Wednesday afternoon wasn’t quite as successful as the morning trip to Kew Gardens, but it wasn’t a disaster either and it could be a bit of poor planning on my part. But that’s where good travel stories come from, right? After returning to London, I […]
Oh dear, I haven’t done a very good job of writing about my trip, have I? The fact of the matter is, by the time I’d get back to the hotel I was pretty knackered (tired) and overwhelmed and dire need of a shower and […]
Oh hey. Hi there. I’m in London this week if you’d care to follow along, arriving on Tuesday and heading home again on Monday. There is a long list of what I’d like to see and do while I’m here, but I don’t expect to […]
Following (my own) tradition of avoiding malls and stores on Black Friday, I spent the day in Cape Charles, Virginia with my brothers. It was cold (for this part of Virginia) and blustery, but the beach had an austere, […]
Happy May 1! Today is a national holiday in France and much like a Federal holiday in the US, government offices are closed as well as the museums, most stores and many cafes. It is France’s version of Labor Day, so there will likely be […]
The local chapter of the Orchid Society had their annual show yesterday so I grabbed my camera and took some time to practice my photography and ogle the pretty flowers. The orchids did not disappoint. The breadth and depth of variety among orchids is […]
Erin Benzakein’s book, Floret Farm’s Cut Flower Garden has just been released and it is glorious in every way. Happy day indeed. If you are a flower farmer, or an enthusiastic amateur that wants to squeeze as many flowers as possible into your garden […]
It’s that awkward time of year when winter is still hanging about (although we’ve had a particularly wimpy winter this year) and spring isn’t quite ready to settle in. It’s too soon (and often still too uncomfortable) to be out in the garden, but that […]
Oops, I missed a week. Still, I’m doing pretty good over here in blog land. This week I’m going to tackle a fun travel question that I’ve been asked which is, “how do you pick where you’re going to travel?” The question came up especially […]
I always said, firmly, that I was not going to ‘get into’ orchids because, even from a distance I could see the dangerous rabbit hole that would lead to an orchid addiction. Well, I slipped. I held out for a long time but in […]
Its been awhile, hasn’t it? I’m going to give this blogging thing another try, but no promises. Also, if you’re here for travel stories and photos, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. Except for the occasional day or overnight trip (you’ve been warned Carol!), I won’t […]
Oh hey, it’s November already, in case you haven’t noticed. Things have been pretty quiet on the blog for the past few weeks, but for good reason. To catch up, here’s a quick Around Here covering the past three months. Recovering. I had total knee […]
