Our Summer Solstice Girl

According to the Farmers Almanac the word “solstice” comes from Latin solstitium - from sol (sun) and stitium (still or stopped), reflecting the fact that on the solstice, the Sun appears to stop “moving” in the sky as it reaches its northern point for the year, as seen from Earth.  June 21, 2015, the day our little girl was born the … Continue reading Our Summer Solstice Girl

GWG#7: In Bloom

Currently, I have one flower in bloom and it’s an Iris. I despise it, loathe entirely! And the same one pops up every year beside the garage; it's the bane of my gardening existence. It grows right from the gravel, not even in a garden. I can't even explain why I detest Iris' so (perhaps … Continue reading GWG#7: In Bloom