Forget the tired old tie and give a memory! Father’s Day is just 19 days away (June 17th) and this is also the traditional month for weddings, which are sometimes preceded by showers, so June is a perfect gift giving month don’t you think? Easy Canvas Prints always has great offers and this one is [...]
Of Melmac, Corelle and Other Fine China
September 24, 2010 by
Our niece Jill and I get into some really fun conversations that can last for hours and hours. Today was no exception, and one of our topics was family china. We discussed the various patterns we’ve had, and the ones we remember from childhood, as well as ones we’d like to have! I wasn’t taking [...]
Genealogy Comes Naturally To Heirloom Gardeners
September 11, 2010 by
The Story Behind The Plant In This Photo (continued from Pentimento blog post How To Propagate A Flowering Almond Shrub) The flowering almond above is a ‘child’ of a plant that was already well-established in our yard way back in the 1950′s. That was in Tumwater, Washington and the house was an old farmhouse with [...]
