Appreciating native plants A few years ago, I read a thought-provoking book, which kick-started a new and exciting trend in my gardening. Scanning my bookshelves, it looks like the book fell prey…
Category: Who Am I
Posts to help folks get to know me
Christmas Village 2025
In motion Everybody loves to see the action, but I needed some help to maximize the fun so my grandchildren, Sam and Annabelle, helped out. Improved track configuration Each year my fans…
Christmas Village Fun 2024
“Wheels are rolling!” Open House Season It has been a joy for my wife and I to welcome about forty people to our home in the various open house events that we…
More Flower Fun
A Cup of Gold A week ago, just before the hard frost, I rushed out, despite having arrived home after dark, and grabbed armloads of marigolds. I put them in five gallon…
Marigolds in a Real McCoy!
A vase from Grandma In one of my visits to my sister, the topic of conversation turned to our grandmother’s flower vase and pot collection. We reminisced that grandma had some pots…
Daylily Clumps
Let those daylilies multiply! As daylily lovers, we get used to pictures of perfect single blooms. Catalogs tout them; proud growers post them. Plus we take plenty of those kind ourselves too….
It’s Daylily Season
Open garden scheduled Kelvin’s daylily garden is about at its peak with around fifty different varieties in bloom. A couple early ones have already completed their season and some late ones are…
Nostalgia filled puzzle
A picture that evokes memories Puzzle season is in full swing at our house. I just finished this gem. It is a favorite these days because it reminds me of so many…
We are retiring again!
Here is the text of the post I wrote for our church blog.
News about our house
JoAnne has written a great blog post with the story of our purchase of the West Granby parsonage. I invite you to read it. https://inspiredbyhope.us/?p=8646