Lady of LaMancha

Yes, I have donned yet another hat, or should we say turban?  The turban of a snake charmer... O and I were taking Cookie the dog for a wa...

I grew up in the Boston area, the birthplace of the American Revolution, and every time my English roses start to bloom, I get this Paul-Rev...

Yes, start spreading the news!  And no, I'm not going to New York.  I have been doing things my way, but apparently my way is the wron...

May is the time for Spanish lavender to bloom ( lavandula stoechas ), but you have to know where to look for it.  It loves growing near rock...

We did it!  After two years, we've finally done it: we've hung up our house number!  Yes, amazon.com-package-wielding delivery men f...

It was one of those beautiful but blustery spring days, and I was out pulling weeds.  Youngest Son came to say that he was bored, so I asked...

If you are not American, you may not be familiar with the story of 8-year-old Virginia, who wrote a letter to the editor of The Sun  newspap...