“Matlock has a gift for telling what she calls ‘the secret lives of ordinary people.’”
~Detroit Free Press
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Yes, Ligustrum Joy
Yes, dear friends, I actually adore the scent of ligustrum. I know, I know, so many people, well, just about everyone I meet, hates it. Even my husband dislikes it, poor man. One Alabama master gardener said, “Most of us don’t want it to get started in our yards.” I thought: “Well.” More on my…
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Four Days Away
It is amazing what an impromptu four days away from home, away from all pressures of daily living, the television and the computer and internet can do. I enjoyed long conversations and being fascinated by the scenery of the Florida panhandle–a bit of research for my novel-in-progress: lakes, piney woods, great swaths of moss hanging…
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Keep Calm and Carry On
This morning our little Sweetie-pie returned to preschool after the better part of a full week’s absence. He’s been sick. When we entered the school, Sweetie-pie, generally outgoing, stuck to my leg like glue. Only the lure of the playground got him to peel away, and that with reluctance. As I left, I thought that…
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day
This is the sight that I see when I step out of my kitchen door. The color is a feast for the eyes. Can someone tell me the name of this tree? It is, I believe, a native of south Alabama. The loropetalum has been blooming for a good month. This is the magnolia stellata,…
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Sacred Grandchildren
The moments from today glimmer in memory– my granddaughter running ahead of me, her vivid pink coat flashing in the bright sunlight and her shiny blond head bent over the verdant green leaves of the thick clumps of spring snowflakes. I use scissors to cut the stems of the delicate bell-shaped flowers, handing them to…
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Spring Weeding Once Again
Once again I am searching the ground, digging my hands in the dirt and savoring pulling weeds and discovering the delights beneath them. Last spring, I did a post, Weeding, and have reposted it below, complete with photographs of the 2010 spouting daylilies. This year the daylilies are coming up a good two weeks earlier.…
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