Bonnie's blog

The sun looked so pretty shining through our windows on Sunday.

Although we had a very mild winter, I wish it could be over. I miss being in the garden.

This year I put an amaryllis bulb in the middle of my paperwhite bulb arrangement. All the paperwhite bulbs bloomed first. I cut off the tops of the paperwhites and left the leaves in the bowl as a backdrop to the amaryllis bulb. It turned out really pretty.

This is a rare picture of us because you are in it Dad. You spent most of your life capturing our lives on film, so were rarely in the picture yourself. I do not think you knew then, how much we would enjoy and treasure all the pictures you took of us over the years now, later in life.?

This year I tried several varieties of Amaryllis bulbs and it was hard to choose my favorite. I can't wait until next Christmas!

Elvas Amaryllis, Lemon Star Amaryllis, Splash Amaryllis, Paperwhites.

Ever since we moved into our house, Paul has envisioned a conservatory off the back porch area. This year, we came closer to that vision when Paul invented a temporary room to store our plants this winter instead of the garage. Now, I just love to go out to see my plants in bloom after work.

I love to spend time with Brian. This weekend I enjoyed watching him work on all the arrangements for their trip to Antigua Guatemala. Amazing.  He and Jennifer are going to have such a great time. While they are gone, I will sit in the garden and enjoy all the flowers of fall.