tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13551352299888351912024-03-16T14:53:07.438-04:00over the rainbowa place where travel, art, and spirit meet........Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355135229988835191.post-58626501913636785102017-06-04T00:01:00.001-04:002017-06-05T12:11:34.727-04:00I'm in Love....<div style="text-align: center;">
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today I stumbled upon this video...<br />
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and then watched this lively interview with Grayson and<br />
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Be still my heart...<br />
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with dirty fingernails.... <br />
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still running the marathon....<br />
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who would replace it with</div>
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By the way, I've been quite liking Fridays <a href="https://botanicalcolors.com/2017/05/05/feedback-friday-this-week-in-natural-dye-questions-6/">HERE</a> </div>
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A very good thing about living so close to Santa Fe, is that I have friends who drop by here (Albuquerque) on their way to there.....</div>
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And one of my very favorite places to visit is Abiquiu, NM, about 2 hours northwest of Albuquerque, the home to Ghost Ranch, and Georgia O'Keeffe's home and studio, among other cool things to see and do out that way.</div>
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My perfect day is to head out in the morning, take the whip route (ring road around Santa Fe) and head up to Tesuque where my favorite breakfast stop is waiting for me....<br />
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The <a href="http://tesuquevillagemarket.com/">Tesuque Village Market</a><br />
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The atmosphere is great, and on this day, we stopped there two times...<br />
for coffee and a sweet on our way in the morning<br />
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We were lucky this day. First, because of the calm warm weather, and second, because even though we booked our tour of Georgia's home and studio late (the week prior), we were still able to see it at the perfect time for us.<br />
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The tour begins at their office next to <a href="http://www.abiquiuinn.com/">The Abiquiu Inn</a>. The Inn is a nice place to stop before or after the tour for a bite to eat, with a well stocked gift shop. We had a lovely lunch there after our tour.<br />
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There are many rules to follow on the <a href="https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/tickets-and-tours/">tour</a>, and when I first visited almost 20 years ago now (yikes) they were very strict....<br />
no photos, no sketching, no, no, no, nothing...<br />
just quiet observation and respect.<br />
Which is the very best way to be <i>Present</i> in such a sacred (to me) place.<br />
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This was my third visit to Georgia's Abiquiu house.<br />
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Recently I received a gift of the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Georgia-OKeeffe-Her-Houses-Abiquiu/dp/1419703943">Georgia O'Keeffe and Her Houses...</a>...<br />
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Right now, there is a TV pilot (Scalped) being shot on the premises, which was a bit disconcerting. The fact is that many movies have been shot here and at Ghost Ranch.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355135229988835191.post-64947352037285877752016-09-14T04:25:00.001-04:002016-09-14T04:25:00.185-04:00Adios...for now<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday had us depart Skye</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_aa86_b3b0_a5b0_d9a5" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7tFk7RavByW0EhyH1F0w4p18MKNMxNbzwt8IHz_lOjcxak9k9elYH416CINs7Pf9m8iRaIa5mu9F0ZPy7rA4t2LQerpgpG_j5Ip5NlGV7auhTZ-C9rKA7u6bHWo1UIXlAO6aGfURYno/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 577px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">with weather clearing and still lochs....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">we drove through the stunning highlands on our way to Glasgow to spend our last days in Scotland...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've decided poking at this piece of glass is NO fun, and posting from remote locations is tedious and time consuming often producing no results...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm going to recap our adventures when I get home in October....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">So Adieu ....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_cfd5_de43_87d8_a0fd" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzVskkEUyoWgKbxDcFEJlA8A0Vf0LlPWk25wPPw0DDXUErxoTOqTFGjJlmOK7S9mM0xgUg9zAA2NbCiv2jawowzpN9aK8zLQm03iJLx5ZVaJWrgxrxZxQphyCcVnmjeLA7PJawDwnldOg/" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 588px; height: auto;"> <br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">While I take advice from an old friend...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">and</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">BE HERE NOW</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355135229988835191.post-11533645095139913222016-09-12T16:45:00.001-04:002016-10-07T18:05:05.988-04:00Wet...<div style="text-align: start;">
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Journals and <a href="http://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/">Morning Pages</a>….</div>
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I discovered <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Cameron">Julia Cameron's</a> Book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-Julia-Cameron/dp/1585421464">The Artist's Way</a></div>
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This is organizing specialist, <a href="http://www.juliemorgenstern.com/space/">Julie Morgenstern's</a> system for organizing and purging.</div>
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I read Julie's book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Organizing-Inside-Out-Second-Foolproof/dp/0805075895">'Organizing from the Inside Out'</a> when it first came out in 1998</div>
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and I've turned to the 'SPACE' concept every time I attempt to organize. </div>
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Part of how I'm attacking my current sweep of organizing….</div>
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is to go through everything I own, and put 'like' items together in one spot.</div>
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Moving frequently, and being under construction for most of my adult life, with several studio moves,</div>
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had me duplicate items that I want (and need) to condense. </div>
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Also, I've just kept too much stuff.</div>
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The next step will be to go through these papers, and see what I've been up to all of these years.</div>
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As for the daily writing (Morning Pages)….</div>
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I wonder if any of you have done that, and purged the pages?</div>
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They are not really journals. I consider them Brain Drain. A way of purging my mind of useless worry.</div>
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Who needs to save worry (and fear and anger)…..?</div>
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OK there were lots of desires in there too </div>
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(that came into fruition I must add.)</div>
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I'm also sure that half of the pages in the formal journals are empty. What do we do about that? </div>
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I need to free up space. </div>
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I'm considering a ceremony.</div>
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or maybe I'll just dump them.</div>
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I know how good that will feel. Just getting them out of the boxes feels good. </div>
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Releasing their energy and all that….</div>
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Read what <a href="http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/artist_interviews/021_judy_martin_11.html">Judy Martin</a> did with her journals <a href="http://judys-journal.blogspot.com/2015/10/beautiful-blocks-of-time.html">HERE</a> and <a href="http://judys-journal.blogspot.com/2016/01/time-is-my-subject.html">HERE</a>…..</div>
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I'd love to hear what the rest of you do with yours.</div>
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Addendum:</div>
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I just Googled 'what to do with morning pages'</div>
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<a href="http://juliacameronlive.com/2014/07/27/what-to-do-with-morning-pages/">THIS</a> </div>
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A discussion on Julia Cameron's blog regarding the subject.<br />
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Looks like a bonfire is in my future.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355135229988835191.post-37239015141033765972016-08-21T18:18:00.001-04:002016-08-22T08:33:34.295-04:00Kakishibu update...<div style="text-align: center;">
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I like the linen better & wished I had not wasted the expensive brew on the cotton. </div>
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Fuss with this blogging app (now from my aging iPad, instead of my phone)</div>
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It's probably the last thing I should be doing...the dying thing....</div>
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But combining it with the blogging experiment keeps me on track as I ready my house and suitcase for our upcoming to Scotland and Ireland next month.</div>
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What IS Kakishibu?</div>
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Kakishibu is made from persimmons that have been concentrated, filtered, fermented, and matured.</div>
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Kakishibu is a Japanese traditional natural paint or dye.</div>
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Since ancient times, Kakishibu has been used as a waterproofer, insect repellent, and antiseptic, by applying it to woods, clothes, and other items.</div>
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This can make some products have greater strength, and last longer.</div>
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I had used this in the 'far long ago' to stiffen handmade paper and fabric. </div>
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It's more concentrated when used in this way, and painted on in layers to achieve it's protective and hardening qualities.</div>
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I added 50 grams of Kakishibu powder to 2 liters of water. This is the 'dye' ratio recommended by an instruction sheet I had on hand. It could have been three liters, but two were enough cover my two yards of muslin.</div>
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(Remember this is a blogging experiment too!)</div>
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I added it to one liter of warm water first.</div>
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Then I added this to a small bucket and added the rest of the warmed water...</div>
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This is what it looked like after an hour.<br />
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Much like my <a href="http://visibleus.blogspot.com/2016/07/progress-reportavocado-dye.html">Avocado dye result</a>...only quicker!</div>
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Inspired by the rich color and texture of Sakabukuro (sake bags).....</div>
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Which is not pink or whimpy peach.</div>
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This is a little test to see what blogging from my iPad looks like.....</div>
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I'm preparing for a month long journey in September and I'm thinking about blogging from the path...or not. A two year struggle with the photos on my MacBook has me grumpy with the whole process...</div>
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So this is what happened with the Avocado Dye experiment.</div>
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After scouring everything on the subject I could find on line,<br />
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I soaked a thrifted silk shirt (that had been previously 'eco' dyed with eucalyptus, walnut and iron),<br />
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(in this case Mrs. Meyer's Lavender).<br />
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I soaked these overnight and kept them wet in the solution until I put them directly in the dye pot<br />
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*To prepare the dye solution:</div>
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I covered the skins and pits of 15 previously frozen Avocados with cool water in a large stainless steel pot.</div>
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I slowly brought the pot to a 'just before' boiling point and left it there for 1 hour.</div>
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While it was simmering, I skimmed (and skimmed and skimmed)<br />
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while waiting for the brew to become the infamous 'pink'.</div>
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After one hour of the 'almost boil', I turned the heat off and let the pot cool on the stove over night. </div>
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I squeezed the soapy water from the items to dye and placed them in the cool dye bath.<br />
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I used my tap water for the whole process.</div>
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Then I repeated the 'almost boil' process, bringing the pot to almost boiling, and cooking the fabric for one hour.</div>
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After the hour I turned off the heat and let the fabric sit in the dye to brew overnight.<br />
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"oh, pink rays of morning sunlight please bless this wet shirt"</div>
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I've had some extended time alone, and realize I haven't written a post since April.</div>
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A brief report.</div>
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I've been traveling, sewing and continue with my de-cluttering and organizing. </div>
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I made myself a commitment<br />
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It's been a huge undertaking.<br />
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Moving is hard.</div>
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Disrupting.<br />
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It's often been difficult to maintain and re-establish equilibrium. </div>
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And it seems to be the theme of my adult life. </div>
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In my case, I believe it's greatest toll is felt on my creative pursuits.</div>
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The giant glitches in my computer over the past two years have also taken their toll. </div>
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For instance, as I attempt to post a photo from my phone, this is the new muck I must wade through before it happens….</div>
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So today I have a dye pot on the stove filled with Avocado skins and pits.</div>
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I'm hoping for the pinkish color that's claimed.</div>
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Sort of this color….</div>
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thanks to this morning's visit to our local grower's market...</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355135229988835191.post-38900013265646905392016-04-13T04:44:00.000-04:002016-04-14T10:25:46.881-04:00Another for the pot….<div style="text-align: center;">
Flowing with momentum that began with the <a href="http://journal.alabamachanin.com/2016/03/maggie-pattern-design-choices/">Maggie Dress</a> inspiration,</div>
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I decided to tackle Alabama Channin's <a href="http://alabamachanin.com/alabama-a-line-dress-2?all=true">A-Line Dress</a>.</div>
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This pattern is found on a CD included with Natalie's latest book, </div>
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Learning from my last endeavor with the Maggie Dress, I found it fairly easy to have my local printing shop upload the CD and print off the simple pattern.<br />
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I have to note that since the print shop had never done this before, it did take them a few tries to execute the large scale pattern.<br />
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I've sewn more than a few pieces from the A/C collection and found I needed to alter all of them in one way or another. <br />
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I made a slight change to this pattern….</div>
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This fabric from Dharma is very white with a sort of blueish tinge and has less drape than the buttery <a href="http://alabamachanin.com/100-organic-medium-weight-cotton-jersey">Alabama Chanin Organic Cotton Jersey</a>, but it is forgivable at $4.58 USD per yard.</div>
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I also think it is still a little too full in the skirt, which might disappear when made with the softer drape of the A/C cotton jersey. </div>
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This one has pockets, which I LOVE, and was VERY easy and quick to stitch together.</div>
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I plan to pop this into the dye pot along with the Maggie Tunic and a long skirt I made.</div>
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I'm thinking Indigo.</div>
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Still aways off.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355135229988835191.post-26430749030354291252016-04-10T19:40:00.001-04:002016-04-11T23:41:03.041-04:00Greening….<div style="text-align: center;">
Just when I was thinking about how difficult a climate we have for growing…</div>
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welcome sight of water and the greening of this ditch….</div>
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And as I turned the corner to my lane</div>
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Wisteria</div>
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I realize they resemble rose hips and roses (and all sorts of prickly plants) also flourish here. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355135229988835191.post-18777604298876128072016-04-09T16:44:00.000-04:002016-04-11T23:37:46.707-04:00Perky Sue….<div style="text-align: center;">
There is no question….</div>
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Albuquerque, New Mexico has an extremely harsh environment for growing plants.<br />
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I once sat at the feet of local well known landscape designer and garden writer,<br />
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<a href="http://www.judithphillipsdesignoasis.com/">Judith Phillips</a>.<br />
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Judith specializes in arid-adapted and native plants,<br />
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We get to complain about how difficult it is to garden here for good reason.</div>
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The drought conditions, range of temperature, low humidity and our high elevation make it very hard to cultivate most species.</div>
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But up comes <a href="http://www.highcountrygardens.com/hymenoxys-scaposa">Hymenoxys scaposa</a>, AKA 'Perky Sue'. </div>
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She bloomed here all last summer </div>
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You Go Girl you Perky Sue.</div>
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She makes me smile every day.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1355135229988835191.post-36815692183438420132016-04-06T04:44:00.000-04:002016-04-09T11:41:38.328-04:00the Maggie Dress….<div style="text-align: center;">
In January, Alabama Channin launched their <a href="http://alabamachanin.com/2016-build-a-wardrobe">'Build a Wardrobe'</a> program with a release of their much anticipated</div>
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This simple dress mimics an apron, closes with a snap in the back, ties in the front and<br />
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One delightful by-product of living in New Mexico are the many friends who come to visit…</div>
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<a href="http://www.junkaneko.com/">Jun Kaneko</a> sculpture that caught my eye...</div>
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and the divine <a href="http://teahousesantafe.com/">Teahouse</a> with it's yummy food, mimosas and of course tea.</div>
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