Last year, during one wave of the plague, the two hibiscus plants on the deck were welcomed to the basement office for winter hibernation. Sad to say, only one survived. This year, Lillian has rallied to save the survivor from…
Before Lillian and I set out to mark our 11th anniversary, two days late, I shot these images. The first shows the splendid growth of a unique exchange of a plant from a contractor to customer for our courtesy. The…
As the republic's fate is at hand -- in the Senate, in the mail box, at the polls, before the highest court in the land, the great hibiscus rose in inspiration one last time. The promised pink, and yes,…
Although we pulled off a Saturday evening on the deck -- shrimp, salmon, cheese, and wine on the menu, it was "a close-run thing" or possibly "a damned nice thing." [Please note how we slyly incorporated Winston Churchill's patting himself…