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Tag Archives: lilies

The Art of Art is in Everything We Do

This week’s several email questions asked about subjects that have all ready been covered over the past two years so I want to take a writer’s license and talk about something else. In 1969 I read a little book titled, “The Art of Living read more »

Bodacious Baby Boomer Gardening

In my younger days, I used to spend hours gardening.read more »

Easter, Ostara, Passover?

A time of new beginnings, of resurrection, of liberation .. of warmer days and gentle rains … lengthening days and shortening nights. I love it!read more »

Thinking of Spring – Again

What flowers should I plant this year? Any suggestions for easy, shade friendly, animal-proof flowers?read more »

Plant Now for Spring Beauty

Don’t miss a chance to color up your spring landscape.  Get busy now planting spring flowering bulbs like daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths. Look for creative ways to use bulbs in your landscape.  Plant a massive ribbon of blue squills oread more »

Three Days in a Chinese Hospital (or don’t try this yourself!) Hot Conversation

Some authentic travel experiences you never want to have again!read more »

I love my gardens, but sometimes my gardens don’t love me! (Poison Ivy Myths and Facts)

I plan my assorted flowerbeds with care. My goal is to have different flowers blossoming in rotation for six or seven months of the year.read more »

Olderella at the Ball Most Liked Hot Conversation

Who says we can't FEEL like Cinderella at 50 plus? Frankly, I probably had more fun last Thursday night at the American Film Institute Gala honoring Morgan Freeman than I would have had if I was 30. read more »

A stroll in my gardens

The extremely hot weather here at Home Farm in Munfordville , KY this June does not do much for the garden except encourage the weeds to flourish. However, when I keep watering we get beautiful rewards such as I found today when I took a stroll thread more »

8 tips for writing good dialogue

Writing good dialogue doesn't mean writing the way people really talk. The aim is to give the illusion of real talk. So what can you do to help your characters speak well? Here are read more »