Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Garden Life

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I’m a little behind in responding to comments but I’ll do that as soon as I finish today’s post. I mowed a heck of a lot yesterday, had a long talk with Don, took off in the car to figure out where that house that my friends are interested in was exactly, grabbed a quick dinner and then went to a meeting re the “glamping” resort. (It’s not going so well, but we’ll keep fighting.) By the time I got home, I was pooped. And then I watched Lawrence O’Donnell and became even more enraged about the ACHA. And then it took me a while to get to sleep. Understandably.

Anyway:

I love the graceful petals of the coneflower.

The crown vetch is blooming.

More daylilies – they’re quite prolific this year.

And I was fascinated by this teeny, tiny guy.

There’s so much life in the garden.

I saw Chippie this morning and I had a brief glimpse of Henry the other day.

Tomorrow just might be the birthday of two of my favorite guys. More on Saturday’s post.

Happy Friday.

Home Again

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The first of the bee balm has opened. I like seeing that splash of red in the garden.

I got home around 4 pm yesterday and immediately watered all the plants on the porch. While adding water to the birdbath, I myself was watered, as we had a sudden summer rain, seemingly out of nowhere.

As always, I was glad to be home. Home is the best.

I saw this little guy yesterday on the edge of the woods. He’s part of the dragonfly family, which is apparently much larger than I knew. Once I start googling these things, I find myself off on a learning adventure. So many different kinds of dragonflies!

And the first of the coneflowers have opened. I love coneflowers; to me, they are the perfect cottage garden flower.

Today? Guess.

If you guessed mowing, you are right.

And some grocery shopping and some reconnaissance. My dear friend Rick (I was at his retirement party a few weeks ago) and his husband Doug are considering a move back east. Both of them lived for years in NYC and they love the Hudson Valley as well. So they’re thinking about buying a house outside of NYC and also having a little pied-à-terre in the city. Yesterday, Rick emailed me about a property that happens to be very near our cottage, and we ended up talking about it via the phone for an hour or so. I told him I’d drive by and scope it out for him. And maybe, just maybe, I can meet with the agent who is going to look at it on Sunday and check it out for Rick and Doug. Obviously, Don and I would love to have them nearby – it would be wonderful. But even if they end up being an hour away somewhere in the Hudson Valley, it will be a heck of a lot closer than San Diego!

Happy Thursday.

Manhattan, Anastasia & Perspective

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Busy New York City. Once again, I ran over to Bryant Park and the Whole Foods that is there to grab some dinner to go. No time to sit in the park this visit!

My hotel is lovely – The Millennium. Just a block from the theater and with a nice, large, and relatively (for NYC) quiet room. I’m throwing this post together rather quickly as I have to get it together, write up notes for the actors, check out, and then run over to the theater for some work with one of the actors.

The show is great. I see changes in the performances, the kind of changes that happen when the actors have the luxury of more than a limited run. It’s theirs now and they are having a ball. The audience was tremendously responsive for a Tuesday night.

When Dimitry and Anastasia almost kiss, but don’t, I heard an ‘Awww!’ from the row in front of me, which made me laugh.

That’s the Empire State Building.

And what do I see out my window this morning?

The Chrysler Building – my favorite skyscraper.

Don’t be discouraged by the win in Georgia; we closed the gap in a Republican stronghold, by a large percentage. This doesn’t bode well for 2018. And by then, Trump will be that much deeper in the hole in terms of Trump/Russia and the facts that are going to come out. I say this to myself as well: Stay Strong.

If you do use twitter – you might want to look at Charles Clymer. He, I have found, is politically astute and he posted a thread last night that puts the election in perspective. I was reading it at 12:30 am this morning and it provided a much-needed ‘big picture’ as well as hope.

Happy Wednesday.

Lambs Like to Party

Lambs Like to Party

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