sightseeing at home
bridge city stunner Continue reading→
Time to Fly for Kindness Roots
The virtual confetti is floating in the air above, and I have just a few butterflies fluttering in my belly. For many months I have been quietly creating art, preparing a website, and putting all the pieces together to launch a new adventure called Kindness Roots. Today, I am letting it fly! Kindness Roots is an art-filled...Continue reading→
Winter in Oregon’s Birdland
February finally brought the freeze to my Willamette Valley home in Oregon. Most of us would rather travel to enjoy the snow on Mt. Hood with skis or snowboards rather than pick up the pieces of broken trees and power lines in our neighborhoods. Still, it is pretty amazing experience to hear the silence and...Continue reading→
wedding flower preservation
While I have been delightfully mad about gardening for many years, it was a wedding that sent me into the complete spiral of flower pressing. After months of gathering knowledge and supplies, I quietly swiped a bouquet from a reception table. I wanted the project to be a surprise both for the fun of it...Continue reading→
a yellow bird in the magnolia
magnolia × brooklynensisContinue reading→
my grandma
Mavis Ruth McFarren Hamel (1930-2025) Continue reading→
a sucker for sakura
ornamental cherry treesContinue reading→
war of the roses
helleboresContinue reading→
sowing seeds
a word for a new yearContinue reading→
spilling the tea
camellia sinensisContinue reading→
scarlet runner beans
more than a pretty faceContinue reading→
monkeying around with native flowers
erythranthe guttatus and cardinalisContinue reading→
anthophile delights
love-in-a-mist flowersContinue reading→
wise people plant sage
purple hazeContinue reading→
wildflowers and wildfires
virginia spiderwortContinue reading→
an old sweet shrub
keeps georgia on my mindContinue reading→
twenty twenty three in the rearview
memories may appear brighter in hindsightContinue reading→
freewheelin’ oregon
rattlesnakes and rooftop tentsContinue reading→
never stationary stationery
sending letters against isolationContinue reading→
one way scramble
the gorge(ous) hamilton mountainContinue reading→
fairy pools and giant thumbs
isle of skyeContinue reading→
we’ve come a long way, baby
oysters in oban Continue reading→
for peat’s sake
whisky island dramsContinue reading→