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2025: Indian Summer, Basil, and Butterflies

Posted on September 7, 2025 by peggylchambers

The weather has been unusual this summer. I think anyone in the Midwest will agree with that. It makes me wonder what our winter weather will be like. It was cool and wet this summer, will it be cold and … Continue reading →

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2025: Cala Lilies and Island Life

Posted on June 8, 2025 by peggylchambers

My cala lilies are blooming again. They are resilient. I’ve always loved them and had no idea how to grow them until a neighbor gave me a pot of strawberries that contained a little surprise—cala lily bulbs in the soil. … Continue reading →

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2025: Garden Redos and Summer

Posted on June 1, 2025 by peggylchambers

Last year I did a major redo of my front flower beds to make it easier on this poor old body to weed and take care of things. The large bed is rock with shrubs and some statues, etc. Then … Continue reading →

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2025: Whoopsie

Posted on February 9, 2025 by peggylchambers

This morning, I have my babies on my mind as I sit and wait for warmer weather. It was a lot of years ago that I was a young mother, but those days are still precious. Due to an assignment … Continue reading →

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2024: Colorful Gardening and Brown Snakes

Posted on September 8, 2024 by peggylchambers

It is already the beginning of September. The kids have gone back to school and the nights are getting cooler. And my flower bed is overgrown! I had no idea that periwinkles would reseed, but they have, and I have … Continue reading →

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2024: The Mystery of the Multiplying Blue Wine Bottles

Posted on August 4, 2024 by peggylchambers

I have a mystery this week in my own front flower garden. The mystery of the multiplying cobalt blue wine bottles. I planted some boxwood bushes a few years ago separated by river rock and pots of flowers. I thought … Continue reading →

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2024: Another Story, Another Time – The Bradford Pear

Posted on March 10, 2024 by peggylchambers

It’s spring! Well, according to the calendar, we have about 10 days but just look at this beautiful white cloud. I know people say that Bradford Pears are invasive, they break easily in the Oklahoma winds, and then there’s the … Continue reading →

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2022: Cottonwood!

Posted on May 15, 2022 by peggylchambers

My husband had shoulder surgery this year and is looking at another.  He is not happy with the idea of being incapacitated and so we work together on the yard work.  Yesterday he was certain he could mow the front … Continue reading →

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2021: Expect the Unexpected – October the Transition Month!

Posted on October 10, 2021 by peggylchambers

It’s October and time for ghosties and ghoulies and three-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night. I don’t know if I’ll do the Trick or Treat thing, but I did get out the few decorations I still … Continue reading →

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2020: Experience a Beach Read and Stay Warm

Posted on January 19, 2020 by peggylchambers

    It’s cold outside! In case you haven’t noticed, it’s cold and windy – at least in Oklahoma. I long to take the dog for a walk. I have neighbors who dress up like Nanuk of the North and … Continue reading →

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