The Walgreen’s parking lot in Greenfield was bordered by these glorious fragrant trees in bloom. As I opened the car door I was immediately looking all around. What could that delicious smell be? And then I saw the bees! These trees were buzzing with honey bees and bumble bees. There…
Happy Full Moon to everyone! The sky was finally clear and I got to see the moon high above me! I had a wonderful full moon walk with a friend yesterday and the moon only poked out from the clouds for a few moments. But, either way it was…
Some herbal bug sprays waiting to repel bugs! Bugs can make summer challenging. Here are some essential oil suggestions to help keep them at bay. I also have some suggestion to help with bug bites and stings. Keeping bugs away! Probably everyone’s heard of citronella as a bug repellent. It is…
Here is a picture I took from my brand new bug tent! Isn’t it lovely? http://www.rei.bug tent I have been yearning to sleep outside and look at the stars for years. When I’d sleep out in a tent there would be a tent flap in the way of my view of the…
Some pears in my yard growing nicely in this glorious summer weather. I had two really fun classes in the last couple weeks. Thank you ladies at Spirit of Women workshop and Tools for Stress Relief class; it was really fun to hang out with all of you! One…
I ran over to the Museum of Fine Arts when I was in Boston the other day to see the show of Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings. It was a small show, just a few dark rooms. The drawings were beautiful and it was so interesting to learn about…
Here is a Rosa Rugosa in my front yard that smells so delicious – I love to leave the windows open so I can smell it throughout the day. Aaaah roses! Their fragrance is magnificent. It is called upon in poetry, mythology and human history as a symbol of love…
Sleep is vitally important, we all know that, but sometimes missing a night of sleep reminds us just how important! For a variety of reasons I got very little sleep one night this week (a wakeful child, a dang mosquito, loud rain and wind). Usually I am a great sleeper,…
Hello there. I hope you are having a good week. I found these glorious Pink Lady Slippers blooming in a nearby pine forest and was thrilled. They are endangered because they are so slow-growing and need a certain fungus in the soil to germinate. It was fun to find such…
Here is a picture of a tiny Forget-Me-Not; one of my favorite spring flowers. In looking it up this morning I learned that it is fragrant in nighttime and evening but has no scent in the daytime. I had no idea! It’s been one of my favorite flowers for years,…
