Fairy Circle

The Young One found a fairy circle in the back yard. Fairy circles are usually mushrooms, but can be a circle of grass, and thought to be a portal to the fairy world. We must have missed the Tuatha Dé Dannan on their procession for the Summer Solstice.

Clematis

The clematis is blooming like crazy. A surprise to me as I'm not much of a gardener. I look at the plants, and they shrivel up and die. My folks had given us a clematis when we first moved in, but it didn't take. This one seems to be doing well, and hopefully it will survive the winter.

Seven

Taken from Erica's Friday Five, seven famous Massachusetts historical landmarks

1. The Minuteman Statue on the Lexington Green

2. From the statue to the box of frozen fish, The Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial

3. Plymouth Rock

4. The Old Statehouse

5. The new state house, built in 1795 designed by Charles Bullfinch

6. My favorite place in the city of Boston, The Boston Public Garden and the swan boats

7. The new John Hancock tower, known as the plywood skyscraper when it was first constructed in 1976. For the longest time, a top row of windows was covered with plywood because the glass would blow out of the building to the street below. It had a fabulous observation deck but sadly since 9/11, the observation deck has been closed.

This list doesn't even scratch the surface of nearly 400 years of history. Sunflower, you'll have to plan a long visit to see stuff or plan to move here.

Well, Lookee Here

The chippie didn't eat the moonflower seeds. They're starting to sprout! At least on one of the trellises.

The Rosebushes

Some of you asked to see the rosebushes. Here they are growing in a riot by the side of the dollhouse.

Seven

Seven foods I love to eat, in no particular order

1. Chocolate, especially Hershey Kisses

2. Lambie's Cinnamon Buns

3. Pizza with sausage, mushroom and green peppers

4. Cookies. I don't think I've met a cookie I didn't like.

5. Bullfrog Stew (better known as chicken and dumplings

6. Lingiune a la Vongola (linguine with clams) in red sauce

7. Whole bellied fried clams.

What are your favorite foods?

Painting the Roses Red

The roses returned. Sort of. Himself had given me 4 different rose bushes, a white, a white with red/dark pink on the tips of the flower, a yellow, and a flame. Winter came cold and bitter and it took a toll on the roses. Last year, the rose garden would have been a favorite of Morticia Addams. Not a single rose or leaf bloomed just dead canes. We didn't get a chance to clean them up and remove them. Just left the bushes dead, dead, dead.

I was walking around the yard and was surprised to see the rose bushes a riot of growth. Not only tall canes, but leaves and roses. Lots and lots of roses and buds. Except the roses aren't the fancy variety, but the stock the fancy variety was grafted onto. The fancy roses are all gone. All 4 rose bushes are filled with velvety, red blooms. A rose garden to make the Red Queen smile, and we didn't have to paint the roses red.