All morning, I have been out in my garden, trying to whittle away some of my Morning Glory vines that have thwarted the growth of my Carolina Jessamine. “Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) is one of the most beautiful vines of the South. It covers fences and trees in open woodlands and along roadsides throughout the…
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Growing Morning Glories – Remembering My Grandmother’s Garden – Memoir Monday – Joy Comes in the Morning & Thomas Wolfe: Some Things Will Never Change
For weeks, I have watched my morning glory vines as they have slowly and tediously twisted themselves into glorious blue tapestry that has woven itself around my garden. Morning Glory Vines at the Back of My Garden – July 15, 2024 During the early part of summer, I praised my morning glory vines as they…
Heavenly Blue Morning Glory – The Heirloom My Grandmother Grew – Compared to the Weed Ivyleaf Morning Glory
Washerwoman – Jacki Kellum Watercolor Painting All of her life, my grandmother both washed and rinsed her laundry in galvanized tubs. My grandmother’s wash tubs rested on a small sun porch attached to the back of her house [No, not THAT kind of sun porch–just a space with windows to wash her clothes]. My grandmother…