“going to the beach” at Hilton Head, SC

Export to PDF | Export to DOCOne of the fun things we did this summer was take a short trip down to Hilton Head, SC for a few days. Here in South Carolina, when referring to their vacation plans, EVERYONE says “We’re going to the beach.” But they don’t ever say WHICH beach they are […]

Sunflowers are Fun flowers!

Export to PDF | Export to DOCIf you love sunflowers as much as I do, here’s some visual inspiration for you! My husband stumbled across this field of sunflowers while driving home from a hike in the mountains. Knowing my delight over this kind of scene, he took me back there — equipped with my […]

20 gallons of Blueberries

Export to PDF | Export to DOCOne of the fun things we’ve done this summer was visit a local blueberry patch. Here’s some photos from a glorious morning spent enjoying the sights and sounds of the countryside in the Upstate of South Carolina. If you’re interested in picking your own blueberries, here’s the information from […]

A friendly visitor at my back door

Export to PDF | Export to DOCThis huge moth (or is it a butterfly?) spent a few minutes resting on our screen door early one morning. Oh how I love summer!

Does this freak you out too?

Export to PDF | Export to DOCAre you afraid of spiders? I didn’t think I was, until I stumbled upon THIS one living in our backyard next to the hose (which I must use to keep our thirsty yard happy.) Fortunately, my photo of the spider that’s shown here is quite blurry —  a good […]

30 Pounds of Peaches

Export to PDF | Export to DOCPeaches are my husband Tim’s favorite fruit. So for Father’s Day I decided to make him some canned peaches. Too bad that I didn’t really know what I was doing. 🙂 My mom and I attempted to can peaches about 15 years ago, but it was just the blind […]

What’s blooming right now?

Export to PDF | Export to DOCBlue HYDRANGEAS and white GARDENIAS are flowering in my yard right now. Looking at them makes my insides smile.

Catherine Caterpillar

Export to PDF | Export to DOC    We found two caterpillars in our yard over the past two days. The first one was hiding on the under-side of the leaves of one of our new strawberry plants. I was going to move it to the woods, but then I remembered that last year Nathan’s […]