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Prominent artist Dale Chihuly has his traveling installation on display right now at the Dallas Arboretum. It is also a gorgeous time to visit the lush gardens of Big D, so last week I took a couple of days to visit there. I chose to go on one of their advertised “Chihuly Nights”. Arriving at […]
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It’s been a while since I’ve written up a bloom day post. The most important thing that contributed to this one is Blessed Rain! While our drought isn’t over, we are no longer in exceptional (as in unheard-of, inhuman, unliveable) drought. The plants this spring have certainly responded with the same thankfulness. These are the […]
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Two years ago, I was the fortunate recipient of a passalong from Eleanor, Garden of E.. At the time, this Chocolate Chips Manfreda was a pup with no roots (does that mean it was a stray?) Surviving the Summer of Beyond Hell, it rewarded me this year with a most unique bloom spike. 5′ tall […]
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Last year, in the Summer That Never Quit (I was just waiting for locusts to appear, I figured we were going to be goners) — this hardy Ice Plant remained mostly dormant in survival mode. With the wonderful news that La Nina appears to be over and with welcomed rains, cooler weather and basically no […]
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You may have seen the recent news out of New York, from the Westminster Dog show: Malachy The Pekingese won the 2012 Westminster dog show last week Segue to a glorious winter day in Austin, TX, last week. A friend and I were walking downtown, enjoying the 75 degree weather and admiring the sights. Much […]
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Many years ago, there was a gorgeous European Antique store named Homestead in the heart of Texas Hill Country, in Fredericksburg, TX. I used to make sojourns to Fred just to visit Homestead Antiques and Room No. 5, a textile/bedding nirvana. I easily spent hours looking at the pretties. Sadly, those two stores closed a […]
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About a decade ago, my little neighborhood began awarding a Yard of the Month award to encourage people to take care of their yards. At the time, the neighborhood needed that encouragement, I have to say. Over the past years, though, new owners have taken pride in their yards, as well as realized the need […]
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on May 26, 2012