Bonnie's blog

I just got back from Maine and it was definitely fall there but here in P&B Garden everything was still green and roses were still blooming. So, I had to make my own fall for Halloween this Friday so it would be festive for Jack when he visits.

We had a wonderful weekend at PB Garden. Saturday I did some Italian cooking with a new recipe by Giada and also baked apple crisp with the apples I brought back from Maine. Jennifer spent the weekend with us and we just love when she is here.

Last weekend I went to the coast of Maine with my three girlfriends, Marcie, Claudia and Barbara. We had a wonderful time and it was great to get away but of course I missed Paul :), but he took good care of PB Garden while I was gone.

[gallery] Next weekend is the Rose Festival in Tyler Texas but I will be on my girlfriends trip for lobsters and leaves in Southern Maine. So on Saturday Paul and I drove to Tyler to view the Rose Garden at what they say is the most exquisite time, right before or during the Rose Festival.

I came home tonite at 8:30 after a 12 hour day. I just got through with a meeting that I have prepared for monthly a total of 84 times in the last seven years. One part of the agenda is a report I have prepared 168 times in the last 15 years. Why am I counting all of a sudden?

When I was growing up Dad used to make things out of wood. Just like my Mom's flowers, I did not think about it much then. But, this summer when Dad came to visit, he and Paul worked on a project refinishing our outside table. Paul learned new techniques and I learned some things about Dad.

This weekend I had planned to clean the garage and the office while Paul was in Austin. I just could not get motivated because I did not want to be in the hot garage or inside the house at all. Something was calling me to the garden.

Today I could not wait to get home to spend time in the yard before I went to workout. Our cannas have been blooming beautifully all year and today one of our garden friends came by to take a rest on one of the leaves. Meet Lizzie Below.