Category Archives: garden

Our Garden: More Ghetto than Grotto.

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

Peggoty’s garden pond is something special.  Water streams  from a  giant pearly shell into the crystalline deep. Fairy fronds of bright green weed trail artistically across the water’s calm and alluring surface. Silvery shafts of sunlight bounce off the surrounding stones and … Continue reading →

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Thank God for Sunday

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

I bolted out of bed at 6:15am, already worrying about the first three things I would need to tackle at the office. In the midst of a contemplative moment in the bathroom, it dawned that today is not Monday. I … Continue reading →

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Photos of the week–Itchy Ankle, MD

Posted on March 28, 2013 by
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Intrigue in Itchy Ankle: Lawn Tool Found

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

The signs are mushrooming all over Itchy Ankle: LAWN TOOL FOUND. This information is followed by a phone number.  The signs are neat T shapes that stand 6 inches above the dirt. They have white backgrounds with thick black lettering on sturdy 4×1/2 … Continue reading →

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Saying no to senseless clutter

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

There were two McCoy vases for $45 each, a salt box that would have looked good on my kitchen wall, and a transfer ware serving platter that Tom and Mike might have liked. I left them all at the yard … Continue reading →

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And Uncle Tom Cobleigh and All

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

The appearance of cherries is pleasing and I like their slight tendency to sourness. In texture though, for all that they claim to be soft fruits, they are more like a very lean meat. It is their substance that makes cherries … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Over Fifty

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

I drove home with the back seat filled with birthday balloons. The balloons were a gift from Gretel who also took me out for dinner. We went to Sakura where the chef prepares steak, chicken, shrimp and/scallops in front of you, … Continue reading →

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A hedgerow makes the headline

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

I am debuting a new banner for the Blarney blog. The photo above replaces one of an Irish letter box taken in Navan, Co. Meath several years ago. The new banner features a hedgerow in Carnlough, Co. Antrim, snapped last week on a day-trip to the … Continue reading →

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In the beauty of the lilies…

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

Pictures of other people’s flowers are like pictures of other people’s children. Dull. I’ve tried to be selective, I’ve tried to keep them small. They make me happy.

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Got Crazy?

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

The Wilson Barron deck and gardens are already a draw in Itchy Ankle. Connie and Mary, two women I have never seen before, stopped by this morning while I was having my coffee. They oohed and aahed over my flowerbeds … Continue reading →

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