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.

garden pics…can’t stop sharing garden pics…

Such a beautiful time of year in the garden. My kitty Zak, strolling past the hostas. Ants on the peonies… The flags are blooming now. Hosta ‘Minuteman’ grows in the woods. We’ve found most of the hostas prefer more sun than the woods provides, but this one seems to like it here. Hosta ‘Squash Casserole’ […]

wednesday in the garden

DH and I were able to put in a few hours of yard work yesterday. The weather was wonderful. Mulched a few more flower beds, dug up a butterfly bush that was in a shady spot and moved the two pieces to a sunny location, weeded, and mowed. So nice to be outside! Beside the […]

grammy’s gotta show ’em off

DS posted a few pics of the grands today. Here are several, just so you can see how cute the girlies are. 🙂 They will be here for a visit in July! ~~Grandma 🙂

roof with a view

A few days ago, we noticed that the lightening rods on the back of the house had fallen over. DH went out on the roof last evening to see what was up. Or down…anyhoo, the big wind we had last week caught the edge of the roofing and lifted it and folded it back along […]

bloomin’ tuesday

The weather this week is beautiful. It’s a wonderful change from the rain we had last week. There are so many pretty things to see in the yard right now. We were given this iris at a nursery after seeing it growing on their property in a bit of a slough. They didn’t know the […]

menu plan monday ~ may 18, 2009

Yesterday we hosted our church’s annual spring picnic. We look forward to this each spring. We have the best church family. Lots of fun, lots of love, lots of good food! The boys cranked homemade ice cream in a five-gallon freezer. The gorgeous weather (after a week of rain) was appreciated by all! Cool shades […]

happy birthday to you!

Today is DS#2’s 28th birthday. Here he is at Easter in 1984. He was a very cute little boy with a big personality. Not sure why we were having S’mores inside the house, in our good clothes, at Easter time…?? Here he is with his lovely wife during a visit to the Botanical Gardens last […]

iris season

Need I say more? ~~Rhonda 🙂

a few hosta pictures

At the front of the house…the hosta is ‘Blue Cadet.’ Left to right: ‘Royal Standard,’ ‘Frances Williams,’ and ‘Spritzer.’ On the opposite side of that same bed, this newly placed bench is a nice resting spot. Back yard The large hosta in the picture above is ‘Samurai.’ ‘Squash Casserole’ ‘June’ ‘Fried Bananas’ Hostas under the […]

more flowers from the garden

It’s a busy time in the garden right now. Lots of flowers, lots to see, lots to do! This old fashioned yellow iris is a great performer in the garden. It will bloom continuously for a long time, filling the iris beds with large areas of color. This large white iris was given to us […]