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Weekend Snaps | My Gardens via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.com

Weekend Snaps | My Gardens

It was a miserable weekend, weather-wise … 40s and cold rain. Is this really May 21? But on the flip-side, my cousin and her daughter visited from Iowa and it was a blast to see them!  Plus … my 13-year-old had his first date! I know – whaaaat? He and a girl went to the movies […] Read more…

Weekend Snaps | Memorial Day Weekend via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.com

Weekend Snaps | Memorial Day Weekend

I am sitting here writing this post on Sunday night and sipping a very refreshing glass of rose, very grateful for a three-day weekend that makes it seems like we’ve had two Saturdays in a row. (And certainly beyond grateful for the freedoms in the U.S. we have thanks to so many who gave their lives […] Read more…

Garden Walk-About | Let It Rain!

We’ve had 3.6 inches of rain since Monday and it’s looking like Ireland around here. 🙂  It’s always amazing to me how flowers and veggies and seeds just know when it’s a “real” rain from nature – and not the water from my hose. Everything has seemed to pop up big-time since Monday! And even […] Read more…