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I Can Only Take Care of Half-Dead Plants…

Post holidays are my FAVORITE time to pick up new plants. While I'm a bad plant mommy, I KNOW there are others that are out there who are FAR worse. I picked up these sorry looking plants last night for only a couple of dollars. The others were "dead-dead." These are only "half-dead." 🙂 These… Continue reading I Can Only Take Care of Half-Dead Plants…

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Mother’s Day Reflections

Mother's Day is a tricky holiday for me. You see, I lost my mother years ago to Multiple Sclerosis, and while my relationship with my mother was complicated, she was still my mom. Since her death, I've had other women come into my life, other mothers who have helped fill the mom-shaped hole in my… Continue reading Mother’s Day Reflections

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Springtime in Michigan

Now THIS is what Spring usually looks like in Michigan! 🙂 *Pic of soggy wet apple blossoms. Today was a GOOD day to get some gardening done in my front yard, the sunniest area of my postage stamp-sized property. It's been sunny for almost a week. Very confusing. That's MUCH more sun than what we're… Continue reading Springtime in Michigan