On Monday I had shown my friend the big amaryllis that she had given me a few years back. It had had a rough time since being moved to clean the DVD bookcase. The leaves had gotten bent over and were slowly

On Monday morning I was up around 5AM and got my post up. I did a little on the bills/budget and then got the kitchen cleaned up. It had been cold again during the night so I wasn’t in a hurry to get outside.

Monday morning I wasn’t moving too fast. It was cold and rainy outside, but warm inside due to woodstoves. I decided to get all my winter stuff washed so I can put it away soon. I’m really late doing this.

Wednesday morning dawned hot and foggy. I was up at 5AM and closed the house up, checked e-mail and was out in the gardens by 6:30AM. The humidity was bad already. I collected all the equipment and set

Trashing the office under supervision On Monday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got a load in the dishwasher. Next I checked e-mail and edited photos for a short time, and then got started. The window guy

On Sunday I was up at 4:45AM and worked on my posts for a while. Then I had to get a shower and get ready to go to the flea market at 8:30AM with my #2 intern. It was a tiny one, not what I had expected,

Вперше спіймала себе на тому, що якось не спрацювали цього року народні прогнози погоди. Чи то через переноси святкувань Великодня, чи зміни екології через війну та наслідки вибухів, але Вербну неділю

On Tuesday morning I was up before 6AM and got my post written. As I had fed the cat, I was supervised vs tormented. I got the shades up and didn’t have to light a fire; it was so warm in the house. I

East Shed garden – snow crocus On Tuesday morning I was up around 6AM and got the cat fed, got the stoves going, and got my catch up post written. Then I got a load in the dishwasher and cleaned up the

On Sunday morning I got up late, after 7AM. I fed the nearly expired cat and got started on my post. I realized that the “full size” photo was missing many of the markers I put on. So I set about fixing

On Monday I was up early as usual, got my post up and headed to exercise class. I finished washing and drying the laundry but it didn’t get folded. I had an odd thing happen to me when I ordered the plant

On Saturday morning I was up at 5:30AM and got my post up. I got the fires going and the shades up just after 7AM. Next was cleaning the kitchen. I found a clay pot and a cache pot and got them cleaned

Office geranium opening On Monday morning it was snowing when I got up and had been since 9:30PM the night before. I got my post up and didn’t have to get ready for anything, as everything was closed due

Happy house plants On Wednesday I got up and got my post up and got ready to go to exercise class. I wasn’t feeling so good but made it through the class. When I got home I made something to eat and fell

Transcription supervisor On Tuesday morning I was up at 6AM, fed the cat, and started on my post. Once that was up, I got the shades up, the stoves set, and started on the transcription. I finished the

On Friday when I pulled up the shades I was able to get this shot of the frost on the hall window. I had gotten up at 5AM to get the stoves going and I got my post up. I know I did something else before

A nap in the early morning sun Saturday morning I was up before 6AM and got 2 posts up. I waited until the sun was well up before pulling up the shades at 8:15AM as it was cold in the house. I’d gotten

Office geranium blooming again On Sunday morning I was up around 6AM and it was still snowing. It still looked like a winter wonderland outside. I got my post up and then got a load in the dishwasher.

Clivia in the sewing room on New Year’s Eve The Tuesday before New Year’s Eve I didn’t get much done as it was hard to get around with the swollen knee and coughing. My helper friend was here and he did