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Columbia Road Flower Market 19 May 2013 | 08:39 pm
This morning my Mom and I decided to visit the famous Columbia Road Shops and Flower Market. The market runs each Saturday from 8am until about 3pm. The vendors' displays were amazing , as were the...
Farmers' Market and Gardens 18 May 2013 | 09:23 pm
Today generally replicated a day I might have back in Oregon... Except I did all of this in London. My mother and I started the morning with a visit to a Farmer's Market. We chose to visit the K...
Books and Birds 17 May 2013 | 09:37 pm
Why is it so much more fun to grocery shop in a different country even when buying mundane items like milk and cereal? I think it is because even if the items are familiar, many of the brands and 'fl...
Oh To Be in England Now That May is Here 16 May 2013 | 05:48 pm
Here's my newest stitch. A little bee skep from Prairie Schooler's "June" pamphlet. It's about bees, but I was attacked by a herd of bullfrogs while stitching. I think I've practically stitched it ...
The Weekly Walk - Part 2 15 May 2013 | 12:57 pm
The weather is better today, so let's continue our walk. There are still raindrops on the blades of grass as we stroll along. Here's a nice stand of Lady Fern ( Athyrium filix-femina ) growing near a ...
The Weekly Walk - Part One 14 May 2013 | 02:34 pm
As we approach mid-month, the world is an explosion of green. Let's take a long, leisurely walk and check it out. Are you going to join us Mr. Bunny, Mr. Quail? The Pacific Ninebark ( Physocarpus capi...
My Weekend Report 13 May 2013 | 02:40 pm
Poppies in mid-May! I don't think they've ever bloomed this early before. And this penstemon - I love the blue color. On Saturday my Mom and I went to the Avid Gardeners' Plant Sale. Wonderful conif...
A Sunny Mothers' Day 12 May 2013 | 01:13 pm
The weather has been so nice of late that the cats are dining al fresco in the evening. Not to be outdone by the Acorn Woodpeckers, this Pileated flew in for a closer look. I was greeted by four chip...
Mean While Back at the Quarry Pond... 11 May 2013 | 01:19 pm
On a sunny day... ...three turtles and a duck... ...no, three turtles and two ducks share a log. Until one turtle decided... ...that there were too many ducks on the log. So he slowly and ponderousl...
A Friday Finish to Share 10 May 2013 | 02:20 pm
It took over a month, and the help of a Cross Stitch Blog Angel to finish this Chessie and Me piece. Design - "Botanical Garden Sewing Pocket" Designer - Chessie and Me Fabric - 28 count Straw / Gray ...
