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My RV Travel Garden

There is nothing quite like being inside a garden center, greenhouse or plant nursery this time of year. It’s a bit too soon to plant in-ground gardens yet (Memorial Day weekend is generally considered a safe starting date in south-central Alaska), but potted plants and hanging baskets are heading out of the nurseries in droves.Continue reading “My RV Travel Garden”

Happy Tidings

What a difference a couple of days make. All the signs of spring are beginning to sprout around me. Temperatures are rising daily. I am SO happy to feel the warmth of sun on my face. By 10:00 am today, I had the front door of the RV open, with just the screen door betweenContinue reading “Happy Tidings”

Could it Really Be Spring?

A brilliantly hued orange and black butterfly flittered past the window of my RV this morning just as I pulled the shade up. My handy-dandy bug-identifier phone app tells me it’s a Milbert’s Tortoiseshell butterfly and they are commonly found in south-central Alaska in early spring. Hmm … “early spring” seems a relative term here.Continue reading “Could it Really Be Spring?”

Oh Good Grief

Seriously? Yep, I woke up Wednesday morning, opened the curtains and looked out on this chilly landscape. Was not wet, cold mud enough to deal with? It literally snowed all day. Not a lot of snow, but steadily all dang day, so there was no ignoring it. It’s not going to stick this time ofContinue reading “Oh Good Grief”