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 washed in gold, citrine, ...

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 dragging out the scarv...

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 gold and fall across th...

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 we went camping in t...

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

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 Dutch Iris blooming i...

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 right and wrong for myse...

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 news this month (besid...

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 set aside time to ce...