Marsha Perry
Yellow Rhododendrons
The former owner of our house was quite the gardener. We were delighted to find these yellow rhododendrons. I didn’t know that rhododendrons could be yellow until I saw this.
Continue reading →Lawn Tractor Transmissions
We’re learning a lot at our new place. Stinging nettles really do sting. (Our woods are full of them!) Greenhouses can get amazingly hot. (We’ve got a cover for it this year.) And most lawn tractor transmissions are not built … Continue reading →
Bread Flour Problem
I make all of our bread, hamburger buns and dinner rolls. That means we go through a lot of flour. In the past we’ve bought a fifty pound bag of flour from Costco every two to three months. Sadly, they’ve … Continue reading →
Our Situation Now
About five years ago we started looking for a new house. It was a buyer’s market and we thought that it would be fairly easy to find what we were looking for. Nope. It took four years. Four very long years of … Continue reading →
Adventure Picking Blackberries
I never knew that picking blackberries could be such an adventure! Of course there’s the blackberries themselves. The bush has thorns everywhere. Even the underside of the leaves have thorns. In our area we also have stinging nettle plants. Through … Continue reading →
9/11 Again
I don’t know why the anniversary of 9/11 is hitting me so hard this year. Maybe it’s because I miss Charles. Maybe it’s because of all the fires back home in Montana. Maybe it’s even good to remember sometimes. Anyway, … Continue reading →
Port Townsend’s Wooden Boat Festival 2012
Yesterday we spent the afternoon at Port Townsend’s Wooden Boat Festival. It was a lovely day.
Continue reading →Port Townsend’s North Beach Park
2012 Rhody Festival Grand Parade
Today the Man of the House and I went to the 2012 Rhody Festival Grand Parade in Port Townsend. We had a great time! There were classic cars and trucks . . . Note the passenger pointing a camera at … Continue reading →