I first "met" Charlie years ago, before the Bulwark, when he would appear on Deadline White House and other shows. Aside from being drawn to what he had to say, and how he would say it, I fell in love with the picture of Pete that was often on the mantle behind Charlie. Was that done by your sister as well?
You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but I certainly believe you can judge a person by their pet(s). That rendering of Pete spoke volumes about Charlie (and now you)!
Same here…always looked for the dog portraits and little figures on the mantelpiece when watching Morning Joe. It spoke so eloquently about Charlie’s life away from the news.✨🌟✨
I can see a clump of garlic mustard blooming in the tree line at me neighbor's house across the street and I have half a mind to go over there and pull it out myself.
It's a long weekend in Canada. "Victoria Day". It's often the weekend people clean up winter debris from their yards and get their lawns ready for the summer. It's also the first weekend where people can sit outside and enjoy a beverage, and if they are lucky, the mosquitos, etc., haven't arrived yet.
The weather is around 60°F-70°F for most people. 😎
Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning, red sky at night, sailors delight! Hope you have a delightful weekend with your sister. I believe that dogs can identify family. I’ve seen it with my son’s tiny Yorky, Lucy. The Pete portrait is priceless. Love to you and your sister, you lucky sod, and love to those biggies. (Our scourge down here is “rattlesnake weed”, it’s impossible!)
I always look for pet pictures anytime there’s someone on TV talking about anything. Noticed Pete right away when Mr Sykes was on. Your garlic mustard is truly a scourge but with a deceptively nice name. How does that happen? Your property sounds like a very beautiful oasis. Love to the doggos.
What a beautiful portrait of Pete done by your sister, gorgeous! I had never even heard of Garlic Mustard until you started writing about it — it sounds very invasive and I suspect you do have a plan to keep just pulling it up and removing it from your property, but assuming the seeds are brought in by wind and birds and it will take a continual effort to keep it out. That’s difficult. Not the same, but it’s why I rarely plant mint in with everything else, all too often it overcomes all the other herbs. Now it has its own big pot. But since I do love a glass of mint tea, I do need to grow copious amounts of it, just would like some other herbs in the “herb box”. I love spring, and we’ve had lots of rain the past few days which is good for the plants. Not so good for my mood though, but today we’ve had about 3 spots of sun of at least 15 minutes each between rain and hail showers!! Right now is one, just made a coffee and going to stand outside in the chilly air and drink it. Have a wonderful time with family this weekend, I am sure that there is a “family smell” with people, I know it exists with dogs for sure, they always know their puppies and friends back again at my place. And when my son and granddaughters came, I’m sure the dogs were as kind as they were because they knew it was family!
I enjoy your descriptions of gardening projects, at least in part, because they allow me to imagine what is possible in my own back yard to replace the jumble of shrubs and other plants that have taken over. The most I have been able to do successfully for a number of years is get a landscape contractor to do an annual weed clean-up and defensive space pruning. Sometimes, upon seeing the cleaned-up yard, I have been inspired to select some new plantings, order them, and then fail to get them into the ground because I don't have the stamina to re-work the beds, or I let them die because I lack the will to commit to diligent ongoing effort. Gardening is one of numerous things that my mother never taught me, so I didn't grow up with gardening memories except for watching her, from time to time, prune and water hydrangeas and begonias that grew in one home's back yard or the tree roses in the front yard of another. I didn't grow up thinking of gardening as a seasonal activity with a natural order. The truth is that I have purchased dozens of gardening books, and have pored over them and made lists and drawn sketches, only to fail repeatedly at self-education since I first lived in my own home as a young mother in the 1970s -- would you believe I still have on my shelves Thalassa Cruso's Making Things Grow Outdoors (1971) and To Everything There is a Season (1973)? Nevertheless, I count on spring to bring beauty and hope in various forms of renewal, as when I turn a corner and find that all the purple-blossomed Jacaranda street trees have bloomed since I last drove to the grocery store, and they take my breath away.
My mother could get anything to grow, anywhere. She grew up in Ohio and loved lilacs. Many years later my parents lived in the high desert of the Mojave Desert in Southern California. My mother grew the most beautiful lilacs, in the desert. Right next to the guava.
Looking at the photo of the driveway, I'm so glad your house fell into your hands and not someone who would have leveled the property and destroyed it's character.
If only garlic mustard could be genetically altered to be attractive to deer and rabbits!
I find myself going straight to the doggie and animal picture sites in the morning. It helps me get through the day. Your essays brighten my spirits as well. There seems to be a lot of talent in your family. I love that you are boosting the ecology of your forest…
Have a wonderful weekend with your sister and BiL. If they don’t have lilacs where they live… I’m thinking the US SW (? 🤷♀️), then coming here to your lush woods and blooming forest floor is like a Narnia fantasy trip with mythical creatures roaming around too, beside a lake.
You’re an artistic family. Beautiful picture of Pete and there will be piano music too!
I first "met" Charlie years ago, before the Bulwark, when he would appear on Deadline White House and other shows. Aside from being drawn to what he had to say, and how he would say it, I fell in love with the picture of Pete that was often on the mantle behind Charlie. Was that done by your sister as well?
You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but I certainly believe you can judge a person by their pet(s). That rendering of Pete spoke volumes about Charlie (and now you)!
Probably, but I can’t be sure. When Pete died people from everywhere graced us with Pete art.
That's how I "met" Charlie too and for exactly the same reasons. And following Charlie led me to JF, all because of the dogs!
Same for me, too. ☺️
Same here…always looked for the dog portraits and little figures on the mantelpiece when watching Morning Joe. It spoke so eloquently about Charlie’s life away from the news.✨🌟✨
I can see a clump of garlic mustard blooming in the tree line at me neighbor's house across the street and I have half a mind to go over there and pull it out myself.
I know exactly what you mean.
Happy weekend all.
A perfect picture of Pete! 😊🐶🖼️
It's a long weekend in Canada. "Victoria Day". It's often the weekend people clean up winter debris from their yards and get their lawns ready for the summer. It's also the first weekend where people can sit outside and enjoy a beverage, and if they are lucky, the mosquitos, etc., haven't arrived yet.
The weather is around 60°F-70°F for most people. 😎
Finally we have some nice weather to look forward to. Enjoy!
Here's hoping all of you are "lucky" this weekend. 💕
Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning, red sky at night, sailors delight! Hope you have a delightful weekend with your sister. I believe that dogs can identify family. I’ve seen it with my son’s tiny Yorky, Lucy. The Pete portrait is priceless. Love to you and your sister, you lucky sod, and love to those biggies. (Our scourge down here is “rattlesnake weed”, it’s impossible!)
I always look for pet pictures anytime there’s someone on TV talking about anything. Noticed Pete right away when Mr Sykes was on. Your garlic mustard is truly a scourge but with a deceptively nice name. How does that happen? Your property sounds like a very beautiful oasis. Love to the doggos.
Enjoy your time with family!
What a beautiful portrait of Pete done by your sister, gorgeous! I had never even heard of Garlic Mustard until you started writing about it — it sounds very invasive and I suspect you do have a plan to keep just pulling it up and removing it from your property, but assuming the seeds are brought in by wind and birds and it will take a continual effort to keep it out. That’s difficult. Not the same, but it’s why I rarely plant mint in with everything else, all too often it overcomes all the other herbs. Now it has its own big pot. But since I do love a glass of mint tea, I do need to grow copious amounts of it, just would like some other herbs in the “herb box”. I love spring, and we’ve had lots of rain the past few days which is good for the plants. Not so good for my mood though, but today we’ve had about 3 spots of sun of at least 15 minutes each between rain and hail showers!! Right now is one, just made a coffee and going to stand outside in the chilly air and drink it. Have a wonderful time with family this weekend, I am sure that there is a “family smell” with people, I know it exists with dogs for sure, they always know their puppies and friends back again at my place. And when my son and granddaughters came, I’m sure the dogs were as kind as they were because they knew it was family!
Always lovely to hear from you. Enjoy your coffee in the sun.
I enjoy your descriptions of gardening projects, at least in part, because they allow me to imagine what is possible in my own back yard to replace the jumble of shrubs and other plants that have taken over. The most I have been able to do successfully for a number of years is get a landscape contractor to do an annual weed clean-up and defensive space pruning. Sometimes, upon seeing the cleaned-up yard, I have been inspired to select some new plantings, order them, and then fail to get them into the ground because I don't have the stamina to re-work the beds, or I let them die because I lack the will to commit to diligent ongoing effort. Gardening is one of numerous things that my mother never taught me, so I didn't grow up with gardening memories except for watching her, from time to time, prune and water hydrangeas and begonias that grew in one home's back yard or the tree roses in the front yard of another. I didn't grow up thinking of gardening as a seasonal activity with a natural order. The truth is that I have purchased dozens of gardening books, and have pored over them and made lists and drawn sketches, only to fail repeatedly at self-education since I first lived in my own home as a young mother in the 1970s -- would you believe I still have on my shelves Thalassa Cruso's Making Things Grow Outdoors (1971) and To Everything There is a Season (1973)? Nevertheless, I count on spring to bring beauty and hope in various forms of renewal, as when I turn a corner and find that all the purple-blossomed Jacaranda street trees have bloomed since I last drove to the grocery store, and they take my breath away.
Appreciation is good for the soul.
My mother could get anything to grow, anywhere. She grew up in Ohio and loved lilacs. Many years later my parents lived in the high desert of the Mojave Desert in Southern California. My mother grew the most beautiful lilacs, in the desert. Right next to the guava.
Thank you, Ms. Riordan. Have a great visit with your sister.
Looking at the photo of the driveway, I'm so glad your house fell into your hands and not someone who would have leveled the property and destroyed it's character.
If only garlic mustard could be genetically altered to be attractive to deer and rabbits!
If only!
I find myself going straight to the doggie and animal picture sites in the morning. It helps me get through the day. Your essays brighten my spirits as well. There seems to be a lot of talent in your family. I love that you are boosting the ecology of your forest…
Have a wonderful visit with your family!
Eli is definitely people
Have a wonderful weekend with your sister and BiL. If they don’t have lilacs where they live… I’m thinking the US SW (? 🤷♀️), then coming here to your lush woods and blooming forest floor is like a Narnia fantasy trip with mythical creatures roaming around too, beside a lake.
You’re an artistic family. Beautiful picture of Pete and there will be piano music too!
Have fun!