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• THE BLUES

  Created: Tuesday, 30 June 2009 07:32 Author: Oregon Mom

  Blue Star Creeper is one groundcover that holds the spotlight in our garden most of the summer.  It keeps on blooming from the first signs of Spring into the Fall.  It’s always on the plant list for any landscape plan I draw up for homeowners.  Blue ...

• THE END OF AN ERA

  Created: Monday, 29 June 2009 06:25 Author: Oregon Mom

  The day had come not too long ago when the family assembled to give our last respects to the old play fort.  It had been built 13 years ago for our son and his friends who camped out in it, played in it, and schemed all sorts of mischief in it.  Complet...

• RHUBARB APPLE CRISP re-visited

  Created: Saturday, 27 June 2009 06:15 Author: Oregon Mom

  This recipe deserves to be posted once again.  Rhubarb is in season right now, and I'm picking some almost daily from our veggie patch.  After it's washed and cut into small chunks, it's placed into zipper freezer bags and frozen so we can enjoy it late...

• CLEMATIS AND "PETE"

  Created: Tuesday, 23 June 2009 07:53 Author: Oregon Mom

  CLEMATIS and “PETE” Years ago I planted a Clematis vine at the base of a huge Maple tree growing near the garage.  Each year at this time it puts on a beautiful show of large blossoms – each measuring about 6 – 7 inches across.  For some re...

• THE LORD'S PRAYER

  Created: Tuesday, 23 June 2009 06:39 Author: Oregon Mom

                                     THE LORD’S PRAYEROur Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us ou...

• HARDY GERANIUM AND LADY'S MANTLE

  Created: Wednesday, 17 June 2009 08:06 Author: Oregon Mom

  This is a geranium ...   And this is a geranium.  Two very distinctive types of geraniums, to be sure.  "Hardy Geranium" is growing on a rock wall in our back yard.  It loves full sun or part sun and is a perennial, which means it grows back ...

• GRADUATION ... FINALLY !

  Created: Tuesday, 16 June 2009 06:45 Author: Oregon Mom

  GRADUATION … FINALLY !                                                                                  Elaine Heasley Photography It’s been years in the making … ...

• PECAN CRISPIES

  Created: Monday, 15 June 2009 07:27 Author: Oregon Mom

  Cookie monsters live inside my home.  They search the cupboards almost nightly for little round discs of baked dough, and when none can be found there are moans of utter disappointment at such a sad situation.  When our son heads off to college in the F...

• TWO WHEELS, Part Two

  Created: Thursday, 11 June 2009 08:19 Author: Oregon Mom

   Now that we’re done painting the old garden bike HERE, it’s time to plant.    The types of flowers chosen for this bike were based on its location in the garden.  It receives mostly morning sun and filtered late afternoon sun, only u...

• PRETTY MUCH HOW I FEEL LATELY ...

  Created: Tuesday, 09 June 2009 06:51 Author: Oregon Mom

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• PEACH AND MANGO TEA

  Created: Thursday, 04 June 2009 07:54 Author: Oregon Mom

  We’ve been talking to various photographers around town to see which one we’d like to hire to take monumental amounts of photos at our daughter and future son-in-law’s wedding.  Word of advice to any parents and soon-to-be married couples out there...

• TWO WHEELS

  Created: Wednesday, 03 June 2009 08:48 Author: Oregon Mom

  TWO WHEELS  Years ago our family took a vacation to Port Townsend, Washington.  The occasion was my birthday and probably our anniversary thrown in for good measure since they’re only one week apart.  We headed back to Portland by way of the Bain...

• THE OLD BARN

  Created: Monday, 01 June 2009 06:37 Author: Oregon Mom

  Around the Hillsboro countryside there’s an old barn that we often drive past.  It reminds me of the farming community I grew up in.  Barns and outbuildings were just a fact of life, and so were the tractors using the same road as the car you were dri...