With Strings Attached

  The rain forecast today will be most welcome. I planted tomatoes, beans, and lettuce earlier this week.   It was great to have lunch with ...

  Flags are flying!  Wild flag iris, that is.  Purple/blue is native, yellow is invasive, and both are beautiful.   Flags like to have their...

  The 123rd convention of the Illinois State Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood was wonderful.    "Live Like Lulu--Be a P.E.O. Builder...

State park, Wednesday:  bumblebee on clover, coreopsis, spiderwort.  ("Wort" means a plant with medicinal properties. I don't ...

  I'll audition border fabric today.    And tidy up this mess. Linking up with  Wednesday Wait Loss

It's a warm and sunny Memorial Day in northeasternmost Illinois.    Stevens often recalled the Memorial Day weekends that he'd go wi...

  Why, yes, I can write a blog post on Saturday!   I'm making it easy on myself with RSC this year.  15" x 5" Chinese coins bl...

  Where has the week gone?      Zion Woman's Club board met Tuesday afternoon to allocate funds to local agencies.  ($300 to six, with $...

  Warm on Friday, warmer on Saturday.   Clockwise: blue-eyed grass, skunk cabbage in full leaf, golden Alexander, field horsetail, star of B...