The National Weather Service has announced a blizzard warning for the Palouse through tomorrow. And let me just say, I believe it! That’s a lot…
As part of my ongoing mission to relax and find a bit of silly joy in life, I broke open a box of coloured clay…
I needed a bit of inspiration today, so I turned to one of God’s most amazing creations. “How does one become a butterfly?” she asked.…
Just for you, some pretty trees that I drew this evening. Yay! Treesby Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918) I think that I shall never see A poem as…
Yay! I had an a-maze-ing day with The Kid at the Corn Maze on the Palouse. (Get it? a-maze-ing. Hee hee…) What a great start…
Back in July, I was inspired by fish. It started as a general rambling, then turned to an actual plan for fishing on Labor Day Weekend. It was…
Around 4:30 this morning Schrodie really started to get on my nerves. She was zipping around the house like crazy; pounding on the wood floors…
For reasons unknown, I got an urge to finally take a trip up to the top of Steptoe Butte today. It was my first visit, which…
For a few months now I’ve promised myself that I would finally tame the desire to hike to the top of the Wild Horses Monument…
I’m not a patient person. When I know what I want, I want it now. So, after breaking out the vintage mower yesterday and deciding…
When Paul and I bought our house two years ago, we decided that we wanted to continue our “hippy-granola-freak” lifestyle in our yard care efforts.…
I don’t know who decided that child labour was a bad thing. I mean, I had four children over for the weekend and I feel…
It’s been a year since Paul died; a year since I became Just Frances again. I made the drive to his grave in Cle Elum…
Well, the first petal dropped today so I suppose it’s time to toss these out and get some new ones. They topped out at 21″…
Getting straight to the point: My lovely tulips have sprouted another inch since last night and have spread out another two inches for a total…
When we bought our house, Paul and I really looked forward to tending to the garden. With a lot of nearly 10,000 square feet, we…
Day 4 and the tulips are really on the move now. They’re starting to have that casual look I love so much. Each flower has…
The tulips are starting to move a bit more now! Yay! This morning they were standing tall at 18″ and measured 9 1/2″ across but…
It’s the second day of the Tulip Dance and while they’re not dancing as much as some tulips I’ve seen, they are certainly on the…
Tulips are my favourite flowers. I love how they are so simple that they can bring elegance to even the most basic of vessels. I…