2016 INDEX

Saturday, December 31, 2016


Thoughts from Quail Thicket - 
Observations from a Country home

2016 INDEX




DECEMBER 2016


December 31, 2016
New Year’s Resolutions
December 29, 2016
Out with the old – in with the new.
December 28, 2016
The year is coming to a close
December 27, 2016
Christmas Graciousness
December 26, 2016
Christmas Greens
December 25, 2016
Christmas Traditions
December 24, 2016
Christmas Story No. 4
December 23, 2016
Christmas Story No. 3
December 22, 2016
Christmas Story No. 2
December 21, 2016
Christmas Story No. 1
December 20, 2016
Daddy’s little garden helper.
December 19, 2016
Is it a bird, a plane – no, it’s a flaming flying saucer
December 18, 2016
The Mansard Roof Mansion adventure
December 17, 2016
Rain drop Mowing
December 16, 2016
The mystery of the disappearing sheet
December 15, 2016
am the Master of the Master Closet
December 14, 2016
Christmas Tree Napkin Fold and Blue Cheese Crackers recipe
December 13, 2016
Christmas sentiments – Best Friend
December 12, 2016
Humor in the face of death
December 11, 2016
Dibble, a great gift for the Gardener
December 10, 2016
The Gardener’s Journal
December 9, 2016
My “pointy shrub” Christmas
December 8, 2016
Mistake – Big Mistake
December 7, 2016
Our Christmas Tradition – White Florist Cyclamen
December 6, 2016
Glory Lily – Gloriosa rothschildiana – also called Flame Lily
December 5, 2016
The Zen Garden
December 4, 2016
Tag or No Tag that is the predicament
December 3, 2016
Pack Rat – Political Cartons by Michael Ramirez
December 2, 2016
Rain, Rain, Rain and Winter Gardening
December 1, 2016
Shoe fetish





      NOVEMBER 2016


November 30, 2016
“Life ain’t fair!” I cried.
November 29, 2016
Pack Rat – tossing out saved recipes
November 28, 2016
Glazed Shallots – recipe
November 27, 2016
We do have local “culture” here in the county.
November 26, 2016
News clipping magic.
November 25, 2016
Black Friday
November 24, 2016
Thanksgiving leftovers in four acts.
November 23, 2016
Thanksgiving is food, family, and tradition.
November 22, 2016
Time is running short already and we aren’t even into December!
November 21, 2016
Point of View in the garden
November 20, 2016
The Rosary Beads
November 19, 2016
Murphy’s Law
November 18, 2018
When they say your first car is your first love – it’s true, even if you’re a girl.
November 17, 2016
Sunny day, cold air observations
November 16, 2016
This year start a new tradition . . .
November 15, 2016
Hoarfrost: The Blond Assassin
November 14, 2016
Hot Cocoa weather!
November 13, 2016
Wishing on a necklace clasp showing.
November 12, 2016
Lip brush luxury – you’ll LOVE IT
November 11, 2016
My brother visits North Carolina before I “get gone.”
November 10, 2016
Clever is as Clever does
November 9, 2016
“Fasten your seatbelts.  It’s going to be bumpy . . .”
November 8, 2016
The Skunk Whisperer
November 7, 2016
Force of Gravity oooopps moment.
November 6, 2016
Christmas Cookies
November 5, 2016
“Forever” Stamps.
November 4, 2016
The raccoon sniff.
November 3, 2016
Are you cold – your feet are blue?
November 2, 2016
Why few friends like to go clothes shopping with me.
November 1, 2016
The fall color has finally arrived!




OCTOBER 2016




October 31, 2016
Hoot Owl Cookies [a technique update] and Golden Beef Stew [recipe]
October 30, 2016
Occasionally I buy silly little things.
October 29, 2016
The lost art of the heart felt Thank you note.
October 28, 2016
Box of Fruit from the Band Fund Raiser
October 27, 2016
A place for everything and everything in its place.  Benjamin Franklin
October 26, 2016
Deer sightings in Three  Acts
October 25, 2016
Another treasurer from my archives while I am under the burden of a head-cold.  Vintage Potpourri – Column No. 1
October 24, 2016
SNEAKERS
October 23, 2016
I opened the door to the aroma of home baked muffins . . .
October 22, 2016
Oops, is it my age or my education showing?
October 21, 2016
“I’m a cheapskate at heart . . . or am I frugal?”
October 20, 2016
“Cat here is a no name slob.”
October 19, 2016
Have you ever watched leaves fall of trees in the Fall?
October 18, 2016
White lace and Promises . . . 
October 17, 2016
Tidbits, Teasers & Wanderings
October 16, 2016
“I Dare You” by author William H. Danforth
October 15, 2016
Dumpster Dive Lilies
October 14, 2016
PSSST . . . let me tell you about my secret gardening weapon
October 13, 2016
Birthday dinner in Paris, France, in 1987 – Conclusion
October 12, 2016
Birthday dinner in Paris, France, in 1987 – 
Part I
October 11, 2016
Surprises in the Fall Garden
October 10, 2016
This is a family heirloom story that is not yet complete.
October 9, 2016
Usefulness is not impaired by imperfection.  You can drink from a chipped cup.
October 8, 2016
Please take my word for it; switching from summer clothes to winter clothes isn’t always easy.
October 7, 2016
If you want the best seat in the house, you have to move the cat.
October 6, 2016
Another reprint from the original column – Thoughts from Quail Thicket
October 5, 2016
All in the family – writers of one kind or another.
October 4, 2016
Bulb Planting – session 2 – Going to Plan B.
October 3, 2016
Remember the importance of “now” in the garden cycle.
October 2, 2016
Hoot Owl Cookies
October 1, 2016
Fall is in the air – which makes me turn to Fall Cleaning



SEPTEMBER 2016

September 30, 2016
Oh! The perfect pear.  Plus bonus recipe.
September 29, 2016
BAH-Hamburger, Herb Hamburgers, and Where’s the Beef?
September 28, 2016
A salute to my Mom on my Birthday
September 27, 2016
One of those embarrassing moments in life.
September 26, 2016
The fashion police are not interested
September 25, 2016
Lounge Liz-zard Relocation Team
September 24, 2016
How I got the name for this Blog – reprint of original column
 September 23, 2016       Let’s talk about Red Two Lips – I mean, Red
                                      Tulips
 September 22, 2016       I snagged a “Cinderella” pumpkin at my
                                      favorite garden
 September 21, 2016       Have you ever screwed up and the family 
                                      never lets you
 September 20, 2016       French Women and the scarf
 September 19, 2016       Love Letters in the Sand – Far from it
 September 18, 2016       Ikebana “In Situ” technique – expanded to
                                      composting
 September 17, 2016       Pecan Chocolate Chip Tassies [recipe]
 September 16, 2016       “Two shall now become one”
 September 15, 2016       Eradicating Johnson Grass sorghum 
                           halepense
 September 14, 2016       The Good, the Bad and the Curious
 September 13, 2016       The mystery of the dirty blue tea kettle.
 September 12, 2016       Spotlight on Liriope muscari variegate
 September 11, 2016       Caladiums – Color in the Garden from July 
                                      through late
 September 10, 2016       “What do you do?”
 September 9, 2016         Essay: What is Success?
 September 8, 2016         Meeting a new friend and furniture shopping
 September 7, 2016         Near the top of my to-do list is “Update my
 September 6, 2016         Twenty six years ago – what got me started.
 September 5, 2016         A Renaissance woman or “life skills”
 September 4, 2016         I recommend two books
 September 3, 2016         End of Summer Basil Tomatoes – recipe
 September 2, 2016         Are you local?  A question direct at me. 
 September 1, 2016         First Post – First place poem in the Anuran
                                      The New Corporate Wife,Winning Essay – 
                                      First Place
                                      







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