Author Archives: beeconcise

Sept. 5 – Lovely geranium on the patio. This small planter, bought at Albertson’s, has been a magnet all summer for hummingbirds.  I felt guilty when I bought it, thinking it was a shame I was too lazy to plant … Continue reading →

On my facebook page, I’m posting a photo each day in Sept. of things I love, from my Fall 2012 album.  These berries were my first photo for September, as I so love to pick fresh raspberries early mornings from our garden, … Continue reading →

This lovely hydrangea blossom reminds me of my mother. At 88 she went shopping with me to a garden center, her last visit to such a store. At 94 now she no longer gets excited about flowers, but at the … Continue reading →

Over the past few weeks my granddaughters Jamie and Tate have piled belongings into the family car and headed off to Pullman, WA to become WSU Cougs, Jamie intent on a career in business and Tate with her eyes on … Continue reading →

Lately I’ve been reading a journal by Debbie Macomber called One Perfect Word, but have to admit I downloaded this on my Kindle thinking it was another novel. But, no … I find it’s a journal, a wonderful, thought-provoking journal, … Continue reading →

Yesterday when I picked my almost-94 year old mother up for a 4th of July lunch at our house, she handed me a small blue pottery fish she’d won at Bingo, and I think it changed both of our lives. … Continue reading →

My daughter, Allison, visited from Georgia recently with her family. Afterhaving her here only a few days I observed that this child of mine is able to walk through any room & make it better. After watching me climb on … Continue reading →

Early this morning I slipped outside in my bathrobe and hard-soled gardening clogs, long before the sun was up, to clip and prune the iris by our patio, and even those out by the fence, then headed for the compost … Continue reading →

When did my mother stop caring about plants and flowers? When did she begin to think of them as work she had to do, even when she received bouquets of flowers from friends or family? When did she stop listening … Continue reading →

My daughter and her family visited from Georgia recently, when the weather here in Spokane, WA was warm and lovely, when the kids came out to play after dinner and had pop sickles n’ such, or ice creams on a … Continue reading →