Let me begin by saying... My bottlebrush tree is doing much better since the day I "found" it.In March, I trimmed the bush/tree next to it as far back as I could, so the bottlebrush would have more room to grow.However, we do need a bit of "truth in blogging" before we get too far...I …
In case you've been wondering... I did paint the shopping cart turquoise!Isn't turquoise just the best color? Remember, I found this cart in front of my house and the store said I could have it... (and I'm not making this up!)I decided to use it for storing gardening supplies instead of making it into a planter …
I found a shopping cart! It's been on the sidewalk in front of my house for almost a week. Ever since garbage pick-up day. I thought it had been left by someone going through the recycle bins on the street, as often happens on garbage day. But why would someone who was collecting recyclables leave …
Okay, I realize my last post was about plants... but this one is about plants with a purpose! You may remember when Foster was smaller, we went on a mission to attract hummingbirds. The first plan was to put the feeder as close to the window as possible so I could get close up photos …
Continue reading Attracting Hummingbirds (or, Plants With a Purpose)
You may have read in Foster's recent post "Catnip, Anyone?" that there is a door in my house that leads to the garage. You may also have read that Foster loves going in the garage every chance he gets. Which would be okay with me if he would mind when I told him to come …
So the faucet had been leaking for awhile... Not that it was a problem for a certain cat...but it was bugging me. At night I could hear it dripping and would have to get up and move the handle around until I got it to quit. So it was not surprising that eventually I would …
Once upon a time there was a front room... It was much like any other front room, with furniture, curtains, carpet, bookshelves...everything you would expect to see there. But there was only one problem. Nobody ever used it. The actual "family room" is in the back of the house, so this room was always more …
You have doubtless heard the question "What's in a name?" Well, in this post we will ask (but maybe not answer) the age old question: "What's in a garage?" or perhaps more accurately, "What should be in a garage?" It seems like some people just cannot control their garages. I have always been one of …
"No more wire hangers!" You may be familiar with this phrase from the 1978 book "Mommie Dearest" by Christina Crawford. Well, now I have my own phrase: "No more floating shelves!" But allow me to explain. You may remember reading about my floating shelves awhile back in "Climbing the Walls." It's not the shelves I …
I was at Barnes and Noble awhile back and they had a lot of posters up about classic literature. When I saw the one for "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", I got the idea for this post. This bottlebrush tree was in our backyard when we were married in 1992. I came across the photo …
Nana's Whimsical World 