Monthly Archives: July 2008

Today’s Beauty – 07/31/2008

OK – I must confess.  This lily belongs to my neighbor and is right next to where I park my car in the drive.  But, I ask you, how could I not include this stunning creation in my collection?

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Today’s Beauty – 07/30/2008

This day lily filled me with joy when I saw it at Kelly & Kelly last year.  I had to have it.  You see why.  It’s the most feminine seashell pink.  Oh, it does take one’s breath away.

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Today’s Beauty – 07/29/2008

This is a fancy hybrid, I think, of the rudbeckia family. Harald picked it up at one of our many nursery stops this year and it just went in the ground – and it is blooming spectacularly already.

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Today’s Beauty – 07/28/2008

This is another favorite lily. I don’t know the name, but I bought it because of the way it looks and this year is the first year it has done really well.

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Today’s Beauty – 07/26/2008

These globe thistles are a constant joy this time of year, their round orbs blooming in a beautiful purplish-blue.

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Today’s Beauty – 07/25/2008

It is a gray and rainy day here in Minneapolis this morning. What better to lift the mood on such a day that something sunny and cheerful. These are Citronella lillies (another Asiatic) that are ever so sprightly.

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Today’s Beauty – 07/24/2008

It seems as though we are bombarded almost daily with scenes of ugliness, barbarism or brutality – at least if we watch TV at all.  The nightly news has almost become too much for me to bear.  I’ve been wondering … Continue reading

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How am I doing so far?

Well, today is the second full day on WW.  How am I doing?  Well, I’m already over my “points” for the week because if you are on the Core plan, your food choices are pretty limited.  Now that I see … Continue reading

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The time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things …

As I was in the car on the way to the lab to get my blood work done (that my doctor ordered from my physical back in May), I was almost at the clinic and I sneezed unexpectedly.  I didn’t … Continue reading

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Minnesota Quilters 2008

I could just have easily titled this post “or How Boyd sought to get his mojo back” because that’s precisely what I’d hoped would happen. I’ve been quilting in fits and spurts since last year and haven’t just connected with … Continue reading

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