Living and gardening in an older Hudson Valley home
Easter Sunday surprised me with the first blooms of the trout lilies in the woodland garden. To some these flowers are known as dog-toothed violets. The scientific name is Erythronium Americanum. Nature surprised me with these delightful diminutive flowers. I did not plant them. With the removal of the invasive honeysuckle the trout lilies are […]
Every cloud has a silver lining, as the old saying goes. The downstairs bathroom is one of the smallest rooms in the house, but when it came time to give it a face-lift it proved to be one of the largest tasks. On the original house plans this bathroom had a dual purpose. It served […]
One of my neighbors has Parkinson’s Disease. He gets around on a motorized chair and uses an electric lawn mower around the yard. He is an inspiration, as he does not let his condition stop him. He is more active than most people in spite of the disease. His wife commented one day it would […]
