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For a Good Time, Call Alison Part One; Barone Garden
On Saturday night, I stopped by the gas station near my house to fuel up for the week and a large flat bed truck pulled up behind me marked "Barone." The bed of the truck was empty but I recognized the...
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Wednesday - Autumn Textures
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum. Flutter on over to her blog to see her vignette this week.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
This Thanksgiving, I'm thankful for many things, including each of you who stops by every day or every once in a while. The table runner was made by a dear family friend who passed away a few years...
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Cleaning Up on Black Friday
For many, today is about getting great deals on merchandise at stores and online. Businesses hope to cleanup on this day. After Thanksgiving, I prefer to avoid the madding crowd, stay home, and enjoy...
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In a Vase on Monday
Dashing out between gusty rain storms on Sunday I grabbed a few colorful contents for a vase today. Variegated evergreen euonymus, Callicarpa berries, hydrangea blooms, and Cupressus arizonica 'Blue...
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Fun With Alison Part 2 - Flower World
There's always a lot happening at Flower World, a fifteen-acre nursery where they grow 90% of what they sell. The weather was a bit brisk but fortunately, three of those acres are covered with huge...
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Wednesday Vignette - A Moment of Peace
It seems like as soon as Thanksgiving is over an explosion of holiday preparations ignites. Today I'm enjoying looking at this peaceful picture taken on a walk in the park a few weeks ago and soaking...
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Molbak's visits the desert southwest - More Fun with Alison
Our second stop (Flower World was actually the third) on the Lassie and Outlaw nursery hop was Molbak's in Woodenville. Their notoriously huge offering of holiday decor of all kids is a bit...
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Winged Visitors: Coneheads and Angels
The other evening, this green creature visited our back porch. I'd never seen one of these before and was unsure of what it was. A quick interweb search (remember when we used identification books for...
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In a Vase on Monday - Cheating Again
The fabulous Cathy at Rambling in the Garden hosts In a Vase on Monday each week encouraging us to bring cuttings in from our gardens or foraged nearby to bring us joy throughout the week. It rained...
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It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Watson's
Truth be told, these pictures were taken on a visit before Thanksgiving. Santa's put together quite a parade of tinsel, baubles, and fun!Watson's is always full of fun merchandise but the holidays...
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Wednesday Vignette
In a few locations around the area, there are water tanks with trees painted on them. The idea that painting trees on a huge cylinder will make it blend in with the surrounding trees is a little...
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It's Cold Outside - Time to Fire Up the Kiln!
When the mercury plummets, there's nothing like playing with a little 1400 degree heat to warm things up a bit. Like most people who do crafts, I find myself with a lot of scraps. It's hard for me to...
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A Little Summer Warmth - The Garden of John A. Wott
Back in July, Alison and I had the pleasure of touring the garden of John Wott and chatting with the current gardener there, the talented and wonderful Preston Pew. Author, garden designer, nursery...
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In a Vase on Monday
Interesting items are often found thrown into our parking strips. On Saturday morning I went out to take pictures of our first frost and found this Patron Tequila bottle. Since the goal of IAVOM is...
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Into Every Life A Little Frost Must Fall
Areas nearby have been getting frost on the ground for several days but my neighborhood avoided it until Jack arrived early on Saturday morning to scatter a bit of glitter around.FennelCotinus...
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Wednesday Vignette - Ghosts of Christmas Past
Walking toward the light. Speaking of celebrating light, Happy Hanukkah!Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click on over there to see what's caught her eye this week.
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Suddenly Seymour
The Seymour Conservatory looked and felt particularly festive when I walked over last weekend. Tacoma's Dickens Festival was taking place this weekend and the conservatory's costumed workers were...
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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day December 2017
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day is hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. To see what's blooming in gardens all over the world, click here.In my western Washington zone 8 garden blooms are fewer during...
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In a Vase on Monday - I't s the Thought That Counts
Receiving a dinner invitation a couple of weeks ago, I'd decided to find contents from my garden for a red glass I'd made and take the resulting arrangement as a hostess gift. As Saturday wore on, the...
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