Two years ago I blogged about my Mother’s Day gift: more plants for my garden. We went out and purchased some ariseaema (aroids) from a specialty nursery. That fall, I planted all the bulbs in the ground (including anenomes & crucuses) and Murphy dug half of them up. I think he ate them.
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My Corner of the Yard
Posted in aroids, gardening, jack-in-the-pulpit on May 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Happy Groundhog’s Day
Posted in aroids, birth, gardening, tagged chinese new year, groundhog's day, imbolc, year of pig, year of rat on January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
January is over. Well, almost. Groundhog’s Day is on Saturday. That’s a nice, mystical day. I did a quick study online on the history of the day and was amused to find it was celebrated long before there was a groundhog with the cumbersome nomer of “Puxatawny Phil” attached to him. That comforts me: I [...]
Murphy – AGAIN
Posted in aroids, gardening, puppies on December 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just when I think we’re making progress… Darn Dog.
Friday morning, I could not find my glasses anywhere. I had new ones ordered (new frames, new correction) and planned to use the pair I had for my back up pair. But they weren’t anywhere. I’m rather forgetful, so I have to check all the usual places [...]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Posted in aroids, dracunculus vulgaris, gardening, jack-in-the-pulpit on May 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
To all my friends who are mothers, whether naturally, by marriage, spiritually or through adoption: Happy Mother’s Day.
Don took me shopping yesterday. We were looking for some specific plants to add to our garden (his gift to me for bearing his children). We had to find a nursery that carried the plants he wanted to [...]
