Hello everyone, and welcome to summer. I am loving the time off from school.. the easy days, the sunshine, and even the heat, although at times it can be oppressive. I love living outdoors and the summertime means spending time in my favorite place in the whole wide world… my back […]
Arranging Flowers
The flowers in the pastures were so beautiful last week, that I couldn’t help myself; I cut some fresh flowers for the house. I found myself smiling as I cut the stems and added them to my pitchers. I began to wonder if it was actually possible to be unhappy while arranging flowers. It was […]
Flowers from the Pasture
I love having my own fields of wildflowers, so I can have cut flowers in my house. Something is usually blooming at the ranch from March through to the fall, although not everything works well in a vase. This is Western Yarrow, based on my research. We had so much blooming earlier this spring, that […]
Spring Break
My kids and Mr. CH are home this week for spring break, and my mom, my brother and his wife are coming for a visit. Needless to say, I have a lot going on this week, so I have decided to take a blog-cation this week. But I didn’t want to go without leaving a […]
Hammock Dreams
I am dreaming of hammock weather, cool breezes, and the sound of rustling leaves. When we cleaned out the brush under our cedar tree, Mr. CH had left this sad little leaning tree. He was headed out to finish it off, when I yelled, “Stop! I think we could use that for a hammock.” And […]
Lavender Summer Table
Thank you for all of the sweet comments for my family as we mourn the loss of my mother-in-law. It means so much to me to hear from you, and your expressions of sympathy are much appreciated. Even Mr. CH who never enters the blogisphere was touched. (I read your comments to him. Heaven forbid that […]
Coming Home
It has been a rough couple of weeks with my mother-in-law in ICU. If you have had a loved one in the ICU, then you know that one day is good news, and then that is often followed by two days of bad news; and so the roller coaster continues. Because we have been busy visiting her […]
Cedar Hill Wildflower Guide
Spring weather is almost over here in Texas, but I want to prolong the spring feeling as long as I can. To do that I have included a link to my wildflower guide. These are wildlflowers or berries or other flora we have found at the ranch. Overall, there are almost 100 plants identified in […]
