Used my card and got 5% off, which doesn’t even cover the tax, but it’s better than nothing. Delivering tomorrow.

Bee, waiting under a pretty umbrella for the raindrops to dry up. They didn’t get very big, but they did bloom! Dwarf cosmos ‘Sensation’, planted at the end of July. I just noticed these this morning (Sunday). I’ll guess they’re fall crocus, which I did not know existed until I googled flowers that look like […]

My huge accomplishment for my holiday Friday was sanding and painting the fourth chair of my long-ago begun project. I got one coat of paint on it last night (it’s Saturday morning), and hope to do another today. I still haven’t decided whether I’m going to attempt a green “granite” tabletop, or whether I’ll make […]

Damn, VISA’s fraud department is on the ball! I was out in the yard when I got a text, asking whether I’d authorized a $1.00 charge to a cable or satellite company. I responded in the negative, and called VISA’s fraud department. The message said they would call me shortly, but I’d rather be safe, […]

Okay…I officially can’t tell the difference between Fireball and Cranberry Crush. This is the other one that I didn’t post a couple of days ago. Jeez!

Thank Christ this summer was cool because if I’d had a whole summer of this past week, I’d have killed myself by now. Jesus…walking outside feels like being slapped with a hot, wet blanket. Anyway, in pretty news… I assume this is Fireball, but can’t swear to it. Another deep pink on my rosemallow. Finally!  […]

I don’t know for certain the circumstances that led a bat to end up under a lawnmower that was being repaired, and got him covered with oil, but I’d bet there’s a cat involved. I was lying down, reading, and P. scared the hell out of me when he came in and said he’d found […]

My wild-type hardy hibiscus isn’t just bright pink; it’s light pink,  too! This one is bright pink, but without the dark centre. I wonder whether I’ll have any that are white with red centres? We’ll see! Okay, so they’re pests. They are nonetheless pretty pests! My own Gaillardia. I could never get this to grow […]

Yeah, yeah…it’s Sunday morning. Finally got to see a bloom from ‘Fireball’. Not much different from ‘Cranberry Crush’, but hibiscus is pretty no matter what! My “globe something” butterfly bush bloomed after all! EDIT: It’s ‘Golden Glow’, which you’d think I’d remember given the fact that I’ve made fun of Chipman’s Golden Glow cider for […]

Okay,  so it’s Saturday morning. I did take these yesterday morning, though! Plum Crazy bloomed again! First bloom on my wild hardy hibiscus. I wasn’t expecting deep pink, and this bloom is a bit damaged, but I’ll take it!