Rob was out of town this weekend, so I lived for two days in my weird Leslie way—getting up too early and eating funny things. I enjoyed delicious, salty popcorn suppers and spent most of my time happily puttering and rearranging things—I love to rearrange. …
Yesterday I did a whole bunch of weeding while Rob mowed the lawn and cleaned out the gutters. I actually love to weed. It’s so peaceful and it gives me a chance to really look at my plants, really study them and their surroundings …
I’m so happy with how lush my foundation plantings are looking these days. I’ve always wanted the house to be nestled in greenery, and now I’m finally achieving that effect. The beds around the house are full of dwarf wax myrtle …
On Sunday I woke up early and started mulching the enormous bed we’re creating on the south side of the front yard. We’ve been building this bed for about two years—that’s how huge it is …
Well, here he is, our freshly repainted gnome, Mr. Halfrey. We got him 11 years ago at the Lakewood Flea Market in Atlanta, and he’s been repainted twice. In Atlanta he always stood in our backyard in a funny little “gnome’s garden,” a patch of …
Rob and I spent Saturday doing two things: weeding all the beds and mulching a new bed on the south side of the front yard. To me it was a good day because I got to daydream and visit with various cats …
Saturday was such a golden day, the oaks sporting new soft golden leaves and the front porch rockers wearing coats of golden pollen. Rob and I got to be outside in all the gold, all day. We mowed our lawn of weeds for the first time this year, and edged and ran the weedeater …
