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A Berry Merry Time of Year
Today is my last day of work before Christmas break. Perhaps decorations will find their way out of the basement and attic this week and find their way to surfaces all over the inside of the house but...
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Wednesday Vignette - So Now Abide Faith, Hope, and Love.
These darkest days are a time of faith. We believe earth will continue on it's orbit of the sun and the days will, once again grow longer. The Light's return is a time of hope for a new growing...
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The Darkest Day
Today, the winter solstice, marks the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. Tomorrow the daylight will begin it's incremental increase. Although the coldest days of the year are yet to...
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Christmas at Willow Tree Gardens and Interiors
Willow Tree Gardens and Interiors becomes a holiday wonderland each year. I revel in a the festive decor and quietly sing along with the seasonal music. Come, grab a cookie and some hot chocolate...
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...And on earth peace, good will to all.For now. This angel is clearly a little miffed at finding a weed in the garden. She's willing to let it go since it's Christmas and all but you'd better get...
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I'm No Longer Dreaming of a White Christmas
Because here in the Pacific Northwest, we had one for the first time in years! It started snowing during the day of the 24th and by the time we returned home late on Christmas eve, there was a bit of...
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Wednesday Vignette - A Well-Deserved Rest
After flying all over the world in one night, the reindeer settle in for a nice snack before settling in for a long winter's nap. I hope you have time for a little rest and relaxation too.Wednesday...
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So I Had to Stop at Watson's
On December twenty-second, the clock was ticking on finding a gift for a dear friend who has everything so I decided on a gift certificate from her favorite nursery so I had to stop by Watson's....
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Seeing Red
Yesterday I mentioned that I'd decided to paint our dining room red, last night, one wall got painted with a sample color, million dollar red by Benjamin Moore. Above, you can see the perfectly good...
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Ring Out Wild Bells (from In Memoriam by Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809 - 1892)Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night;Ring out,...
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In A Vase on Monday - Happy New Year!
Contents of today's vase are berries and foliage from Pernettya mucronata/gaultheria mucronata, Callicarpa, Dichroa febrifuga, and fragrant blooms of Viburnum × bodnantense ‘Dawn.’ Joining the flowers...
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The Seattle Lantern Light Festival
There's a new light show in town this year, The Seattle Lantern Light Festival. It's a bit of a misnomer as the venue is in Puyallup. Puyallup Lantern Light Festival doesn't quite have the same ring...
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Wednesday Vignette
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna of Flutter and Hum. Click on over there to join in the fun.During the summer, Hosta 'Sum and Substance' covers this Buddha. It's one of several faces in my garden...
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Flying Jewels
One nice thing about being on break from work is that I get to see the garden in the light and enjoy the antics of the hummingbirds. There are three feeders in my garden but the one closest to the...
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You May Say I'm a Dreamer
If so, you'd be right. Tetrapanax probably won't bloom, especially in the cold but one can dream, right?Usually, when they freeze, the buds droop but these seem to still be mostly facing upward. Look...
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In a Vase on Monday - Hot and Cold
A rather wet Sunday meant that I foraged inside the house for contents for a vase today. Fortunately, there were some painted allium seed heads brought in from the garden this summer.These got put...
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Time to Warm Up in the Brindley Garden
Warning: This is a picture heavy post. You may wish to grab a beverage and settle in for a little summer warmth as we visit the Brindley Garden in Indianola, WA on a sunny July afternoon. The...
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Wednesday Vignette
Seems like it takes forever for the lights to change around here!I mean, really!Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click here to join in the fun!
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Winter in My Greenhouse Ain't Pretty
I take that back. It's pretty crowded, pretty cramped,and pretty inaccessible. There are shelves of cacti back there somewhere. Fortunately they don't need much water during the winter.Although I...
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Random Friday - Clay Art Center
Clay Art Center in Tacoma is a wonderland for people who make things. While they specialize in merchandise for potters, including kilns, a lot of their merchandise has multiple applications.This...
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