The butterflies have had a nice summer. The Zinnias are in bloom and they like them as much as they do the Butterflybush.

These beautiful flowers come back each year.  They spring up quickly, the blooms open and then they last several days.  This photo is taken...

I have a lot of old snapshots in photo albums from the 1920s.  As near as I can tell, the albums depict the Carroll, Iowa area. I enj...

This is the small herb garden I planted recently.  It is a work in progress.  I probably won't add any more plants, but I want to add r...

Thomas Douglas Tonyan My brother-in-law tragically passed away from injuries he suffered in an automobile accident on Wednesday, July 7th. ...

My husband drew the name for my blog giveway.  The lucky winner is Recycled Rita .  I have contacted her by email, and I'm looking for h...

POST UPDATE 7/7/10:  I have a family emergency and need to put this giveaway on hold, but I will draw a name when I return. The three year...

Happy 4th of July to you all. During a break in the hot weather a couple of days ago, we spent a girls' day out at Stream Cliff Herb F...

I found these two photos at an antique store on our trip to Kentucky.  The condition of both of them is quite poor.  But, I will be able to ...

Is this the biggest yawn you have every seen?  My kitties made the trip from California to Kentucky fine, and have been catching up on their...