Tag: garden
An Olive Plant For My California Garden Deck
I have begun planting on the deck of our new home. On an early visit to one of the local nurseries I spotted this beautiful olive plant. It is more of a shrub than a tree, and I’m pretty certain it won’t bear fruit, but I absolutely love it! As for the olives, I can buy…
Food, Flora, and Father’s Day
Yesterday was the final Father’s Day celebrated in our home of 25 years. We have had countless celebrations over these years in our backyard (for years we grilled on the grass until we had our patio built). From everyday barbeques to Bar-Mitzvah celebrations we have so many memories of good times in what to us…
Chantilcleer Gardens
I mentioned on a recent post that my sister, cousins from St. Louis and I visited Chanticleer Gardens in Wayne, PA several weeks ago. This estate began as the country retreat of Adolph Rosengarten, Sr. and his wife Christine, and dates back to the early 1900’s. The photo above gives you a glimpse of what…
Pan Seared Veal Chops and Rosemary Potatoes
Lately I find myself looking for all kinds of excuses in the kitchen to use the rosemary that is still thriving in the huge pot it’s been planted in for the past 3 summers. When the weather turns cold here I take my perennial pots from the patio and move them into our garage for…
AUTUMN COLORS
Most Beautiful Garden Contest 2012
Yesterday it was announced in our local community newspaper that my garden has won first place in our village’s annual Most Beautiful Garden Contest. I know I’ve already shared many photos of my garden with you this year so I promise to just post these few more. Gardening has been challenging this summer with the…
Happy Second Anniversary To Dinner at Sheila’s!
July 28th marked the completion of the second year of this blog! I had planned to mark this occasion with some sort of spectacular cake for you, but as we all know things do not always go according to plan. (Wouldn’t life be boring if they did?) Unfortunately, my plans were nipped in the bud,…
Summer Sunflowers
May Blooms