Tomorrow, my husband and I will finally get around to planting part of our yard as native prairie. We have a spot behind our barn that we formally used as a vegetable patch growing corn, peas, bean, peppers, tomatoes, and pumpkins over the years. The patch is not huge, but it is not tiny either….
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Treasures Found as the Ice Melts: #SOL20, Day 4/Year 3.
Today, I set out to write a shorter post. I know most of my posts are too long for the Slice of Life Challenge – even though there is no posted minimum or maximum length. I found this to be true from the past two years’ experience. I’ve noted that the posts of others are…
Silent Sunday: Rainbows & Relaxation
An Upcoming Celebration
There are only 18 posts left on my blog until I reach the milestone of 1,000 blog posts! This is something to definitely celebrate! I am seeking ideas on how I can celebrate with my blog readers. What do you think? Should I do some kind of give away? If so, what? Should I set…
Kindness is Cool, but Listening is Key!
Recently, I’ve given a lot of thought into the cultural phenomenon of talking over someone. You might know this better as interrupting. We spend a lot of time in schools today on character development and teaching kindness. And, while that is okay and I do understand the need for it, I think that in some…
Photo Challenge: Lines
Okay, so in my haste to do two photo challenges today in an effort to make my 1,000 view goal for the month of February, I misread the challenge directions! Apparently, it is a smartphone challenge where the photo has to be taken with a smartphone AND you can only post one photo. So, since…
Tuesday Photo Challenge: #201 Yard
Jansen’s Photo Challenge of the week is yard. He tells us and is correct, that there are many ways in which to take this challenge. I stuck with some very traditional interpretations of the word. Still, when I saw what the challenge was, I knew I wanted to participate!
Thoughts on Hospital Visits
Over the last four days, I’ve been in a hospital environment three times, on three different days. The first was emergent. That and the second visit were unplanned and a third visit, today’s, was a scheduled visit. None of the visits brought bad or unexpected news, so you can relax, this is not a post…
Silent Sunday: White Sands National Park
Nature Trail in the park All images copyright by Carol Labuzzetta, 2020. All rights reserved. Do Not Duplicate.
Forcing Spring Flower Bulbs in the Winter Sun & Cold
The sun is out and I am itching to get my hands dirty. One of the advantages of having a garden club for students for over 15 years is that during the winter, I was still playing with worms, planting bulbs, and planning for spring. Missing an Activity This is the first winter since 2004…










