Who Are You Calling The “Enemy Of The People ?”

Two days ago, more than 300 newspapers across America said, “enough is enough” and  rose up to protest the despicable and relentless barrage of attacks against the news media by the current occupant of the Oval Office. Continue reading “Who Are You Calling The “Enemy Of The People ?””

Rest In Power : The Trayvon Martin Story Is Must-Must-See -TV

The shooting death of unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin by a fat-faced, ranting cop wannabe “woke” me — as it did many others in white America — more than six years ago in February 2012. Trayvon, a 17-year old African-American was walking along a path in a gated community in Sanford, Florida where he was visiting with his father when George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer shot him through the heart. Continue reading “Rest In Power : The Trayvon Martin Story Is Must-Must-See -TV”

Into The Weed

This week, I’m staying with my recent blog themes of flowers, plants, backyards and gardens, but I’m taking a step beyond neatly manicured flower beds, and venturing into the weed. That’s correct:  weed, singular — as in marijuana, cannabis, ganja, pot. That’s because it seems that inch by inch, step by step, New York, the state that has been my home for decades, is moving towards legalizing recreational marijuana. Continue reading “Into The Weed”

Gardens Of The Rich — & Richer

Hot on the heels of my blog showing the colors which are exploding in my back yard, I received my tickets for the much-anticipated 2018 House and Garden Tour organized by the Westhampton Garden Club.

That’s Westhampton, as in the Hamptons, Long Island. And, the gardens (and pools, below) belong to my much richer neighbors. Please let me know which garden you’d like to relax in. I will NOT be able to arrange a visit to your favorite anytime soon, but I’ll know if your taste is anything like mine. Continue reading “Gardens Of The Rich — & Richer”

Finally Summer’s Here

If you think I am posting the photos below because it’s too hot to write an entire blog, or because I’m deep into my edits and revisions, and coming into the home stretch with Book 3, you’d be partly right on both counts. But it’s also because I want to share the explosion of color that’s suddenly on display everywhere I look outside my windows. Summer was a long time coming this year, but it’s finally arrived. And how! Continue reading “Finally Summer’s Here”