Author Archives: ~~Rhonda

Living in a small town, I share my life with my husband Russell (married in 1977), five children (one still at home), and six cats (one indoors, the others outside).

I teach an online class called “The Christmas Notebook” which is about all things holiday prep. The many facets of celebrating Christmas comprises one of my favorite hobbies. Other favorite things include gardening, reading, cooking, and scrapbooking.

bloomin’ tuesday

June 9, 2009 – 6:31 pm

A lot of rain fell last night. There is still water standing in the center of the driveway. DH took this picture this morning from the roof of the house. The rainfall filled the birdbaths. The cats like to drink from the birdbath at the kitchen door. Perhaps they like bird-flavored water? 🙂 Zilli looks […]

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riding lessons and a rainstorm

June 8, 2009 – 9:00 pm

DD had her first riding lesson this evening. Can you say “EXCITED!” She has been looking forward to this all week. I had planned to get more pictures, close ups, etc., but a it began to rain and they went into the barn to continue lessons there. Next time, I hope to get some better […]

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menu plan monday ~ june 8, 2009

June 7, 2009 – 10:59 pm

I hope you enjoyed the garden tour in the previous post. I didn’t include these daylilies that opened this weekend. ‘Little Heavenly Angel’ also opened, but I didn’t get a photo. Now that the daylilies are getting started, it will be fast and furious for a few weeks. ‘Siloam Ury Winniford’ ‘Riseman’s Flame’ Before I […]

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sunday in the garden

June 7, 2009 – 8:18 pm

While I’m still not up to par, I am feeling better. Coughing too much to go to church this morning, but well enough to walk the yard with DH this afternoon. Actually, he walked. I rode the mower. Less coughing that way. Hydrangeas are easy to propagate and we should make more of the ones […]

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double-decker

June 5, 2009 – 9:40 pm

I am feeling enough better that I rode the mower around the yard and checked out the garden with DH. We even built a fire and roasted hotdogs and made S’mores. DD made a double-decker…and ate the whole thing. Doing all that wore me out a bit, but the day was so pretty and I […]

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i’m sick, she whispered

June 4, 2009 – 11:51 am

Man, I feel awful. Head/chest cold. Coughing, sneezing, throat hurts so much I have to whisper. I’m in the recliner for the second day in a row. To my left are the necessities…kleenex, decongestant, glass of iced tea because I have to have it and a glass of room temp water for a drink when […]

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bloomin’ tuesday ~ after a little rain

June 2, 2009 – 9:34 pm

I went out to take pictures and got rained out. We had a short downpour and after things cleared up, I went back out. So here are some pics from the garden today. The hosta ‘Samuria’ will be blooming soon. Rhododendron The astilbe is blooming next to the garage, along with the pretty ‘Neon Flash’ […]

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menu plan monday ~ june 1, 2009

June 1, 2009 – 12:32 pm

The weather is warming up, but there’s still yard work to do. Need to mow today or tomorrow…and there’s the endless list of “things we should do in the garden.” The shovel’s waiting…right where DH left it… Monday BBQ chicken in crock pot / homemade rolls garden salad baked potatoes (microwaved) This was DD’s only […]

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between irises and daylilies

May 29, 2009 – 10:47 pm

Bearded iris season is over, though we have a few late blossoms here and there. The Siberian and Louisiana irises are beginning to bloom. We don’t have nearly the number of those that we have of the others. Daylilies are just beginning to send up scapes and buds. There are a few blooming. In a […]

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around the garden ~ bloomin’ tuesday

May 26, 2009 – 5:34 pm

The plants on this side of the house (peony, geranium and hosta) have made a pretty picture all spring. Out of more than twenty redbud trees in our garden, this is the only one with seed pods this pinky red color. All the redbud trees are Eastern Redbuds except one, which is a ‘Forest Pansy’ […]

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