October is my favorite month of the year here in the Pacific Northwest. It marks such a vibrant time of year. The trees seem to be...

The Fall equinox has come and gone. The weather has definitely become colder here as the nights dip into the forties and I find myself...

As August comes to a close, I can feel Autumn creeping into chilly nights once again. Already, the Alder leaves have begun to turn to...

The beginning of this month was my annual ‘Girls Trip’ with Amy Billharz and Pinto. We escape the fireworks each July 4th and this year...

June came and went so quickly! Often, it’s still cool here in the Pacific Northwest throughout June despite the Summer Solstice marking...

May was a lovely month full of sunshine for the plants here! So it’s time for another flower update on the blog. This month was full of...

It’s April and the sun has returned after several weeks of rain. I think this blog will be a great place to document things that go...

April in the Pacific Northwest always brings a wave of blooms with it. The cherry trees burst into pink and white snow-like drifts,...

It’s my goal to post monthly updates on the blog, so that those who are interested can follow along in this Flower Adventure! Exciting...

We’ve had a spate of cloudless days recently, filled with gentle yellow sunshine. It’s been perfect weather for viewing our local...

It’s been a quiet few weeks here at home as we avoided going out into the unusual amount of snow that fell on the Pacific Northwest. ...

February 8th is always a day I look forward to in winter. It’s known in Japan as Hari-Kuyō or Festival of Broken Needles, and I like to...

As a child I always struggled with the fact that my birthday was in the depths of Winter. It seemed incredibly cruel to me that I could...

The Winter Solstice is the flip side of the Summer Solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere it is the shortest day and longest night of the...

Many cold days and wind storms have descended upon us already this December in the Pacific Northwest. Frost covers the land like snow...

I feel the Winter every day now as I wake up to a world made crystalline by glittering frost. The cold time of year is precious to me....

The evenings come quickly now as we near the Winter Solstice. Looking at my weather app, I see we’re averaging just nine hours of...

October is my favorite month hands down. I know I shouldn’t choose favorites, but it’s just so lovely with the carpet of golden leaves in...

Autumn is in full splendor here in the Pacific Northwest. Just this morning I found myself continually entranced by the dance of Big...

Fall is my favorite gathering season. The weather is mild and the plants are beginning to go dormant and offer up their bounty as...