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 ~ after a little rain

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’ […]

menu plan monday ~ june 1, 2009

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 […]

between irises and daylilies

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 […]

around the garden ~ bloomin’ tuesday

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’ […]

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 […]