Morning glories, and calla lillies, and hostas, oh my! A shot of the gebera daisy on the screen porch. And, because I love dappled shade more than almost anything, some climbing rose leaves.
One of the things I miss so much from my childhood is screened porches. Everyone of any means whatsoever had them. Best when facing the road or street--good for limited conversations with passersby on the sidewalk. And the porch furniture was protected; no need to rush to cover things when bad weather was about. Ah, yes, the porches or yesteryear, with their cushioned gliders and wicker....
Remembrance of things past: simple lunches of lemonade made with freshly squeezed lemons, salmon sandwiches drizzled with lemon juice on a bed of leaf lettuce fresh from the garden. I'm salivating!
I have a deck, but my yard is small, so screening it in and giving it a roof means little deck--footprint can't get much bigger here. But I think about it.
Would give the kitties more screens to climb and ruin!
I'm a woman, a Witch, a mother, a grandmother, an eco-feminist, a gardener, a reader, a writer, and a priestess of the Great Mother Earth. Hecate appears in the
Homeric Ode to Demeter, which tells of Hades who caught Persophone
"up reluctant on his golden car and bare her away lamenting. . . . But no one, either of the deathless gods or of mortal men, heard her voice, nor yet the olive-trees bearing rich fruit: only tenderhearted Hecate, bright-coiffed, the daughter of Persaeus, heard the girl from her cave . . . ."
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Admirable! Well done!
/GWPDA
I am rather envious.
One of the things I miss so much from my childhood is screened porches. Everyone of any means whatsoever had them. Best when facing the road or street--good for limited conversations with passersby on the sidewalk. And the porch furniture was protected; no need to rush to cover things when bad weather was about. Ah, yes, the porches or yesteryear, with their cushioned gliders and wicker....
Remembrance of things past: simple lunches of lemonade made with freshly squeezed lemons, salmon sandwiches drizzled with lemon juice on a bed of leaf lettuce fresh from the garden. I'm salivating!
I have a deck, but my yard is small, so screening it in and giving it a roof means little deck--footprint can't get much bigger here. But I think about it.
Would give the kitties more screens to climb and ruin!
jawbone
I can't wait for my magical garden to wake up!
Love,
Terri in Joburg
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