From Roses to Rainbows

The Ides of March are upon us!  Lest you think I am spreading bad vibes here with the Ides of March theme, it is actually NOT a time of doom...

This is our beautiful Sophie. She will be 15 years old in May and she came to live with us in November of 2007. At that time we only had Ros...

Can you believe it? I actually missed my 11th Blog Anniversary Date! I guess this year has really messed up things. So, instead of reminisci...

The dog days of summer are brutal here in the South, and sweat runs in rivers before you have taken three steps. Alas, we must push onward. ...

It is a beautiful Sunday morning.   Let this little red leaf remind you that it's okay to be different.   Be yourself and enjoy y...

Never waste any amount of time doing anything important when there is a sunset outside that you should be sitting under!  – C. JoyBell C. ...

This year's garden has not produced much to date...except for these little beauties. These are Shishito peppers and the first thing to ...

Many of us find peace at the beach. For me it is a great place to recharge my internal batteries. If the beach is your thing and your batter...

Sophie sends her love in this autographed photo. She is absolutely the sweetest thing, and makes us smile many times every day.  I hope she ...

This is a beautiful, peaceful place. Drink in the beauty and let it soothe your mind and soul for a moment...or ten.

Hey everyone! It's been a while (again), but I've been a bit preoccupied with what has been going on in the world for the last few m...

Well y'all it has been ten years! Can you believe it? This blog has been a lot of things over the years. It has been a place for me to s...

It has been a hot summer with what little rain we got coming in fits and starts. Four inches here, a half inch there, and plenty of sunshine...

So where does the time go? The older I get the more often I ask this question. Time is flying by faster than a spaceship from childhood cart...

Hi there and welcome back to the late June garden update. We are neophyte gardeners, and are feeling our way through with the help of videos...

This is my bean crop. These two sections are the yellow (wax) beans and the first to germinate. Looking good so far! The radish are the firs...

Seen in the early morning...well about 8:30. That's still early, right?  Isn't it beautiful. I am thinking maybe newly hatched and d...

Summer is just around the corner and I have started planting...yes you heard that right. Now it's nothing big, just a few herbs, beans a...

We have had our beautiful Sophie for almost 11 years now and she's just as sweet and quirky as ever. Like all of our cats, her person...

We were returning from Ft. DeSoto and as we came over the bridge at Tierra Verde I spotted a rainbow. It was not raining where we were at...