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Many moons ago, I made some sketchbook studies of Etruscan tombs and art in preparation for painting the greenhouse murals. Actually dozens and dozens of moons ago, I visited Etruscan tombs while studying in Italy and was so taken by their zest for life depicted …
This is my brilliant and fun daughter Penelope – or my attempt at capturing her essence which truly comes into its own when playing board games. The P’s (Pat and Pen) love playing board games and card games and become really invested in them. Meanwhile …
Propagating Succulents! Another trial run in plant propagation. This time I wanted to attempt propagating this particular succulent. (I don’t know its name.) In the past I have propagated jade plants and aloes, but I had yet to try snipping a leaf from a succulent. …
In creating our greenhouse, we “cleaned off” the small slope that rolls down the sunny side of the former pool. In removing some zealous plants, we excavated what I call the “bump out”, which is actually the little bunker that contains the former pump for …
Even though we have been using the greenhouse for a few months now, I still get excited everytime I enter it. It feels like a secret, underground oasis. I’m just so incredibly proud of Patrick for researching, designing, and building it – especially since he …
Making coil pots is my latest creative therapy. Painting them with repetitive patterns adds another layer of calm to the process. Sifting through thrift stores to find plates satisfies that itch to gather and choose. I have six baby spider plants in handmade, hand painted …
It’s been a LONG while since I gave a greenhouse update, but here we are in March, the mud month, finding ourselves worshiping at the temple of light. Although we still have a fair amount of construction work, painting, and finishing touches to do, it …
As we head into the growing season, I have lots of pots on my mind. I appreciate the pretty vessel as much as the green thing inside! They have such power to set off the plant – like a good frame to a piece of …