Monthly Archives: February 2015

Weekly Photo Challenge: Reward

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

These are my rewards for… For other Rewards, check here.

Throwback Thursday – Way Back

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I’ve been busy this week and thought maybe some boomers or children of boomers might appreciate and get a chuckle out of some of the things that passed through my hands. Do you remember when a student carried a dictionary? I chuckled … Continue reading →

Posted in Boomers, Family | Tagged Baby Boomers, Boomer Memories, Boomers, Good Old Days, Life Magazine, Report cards, Webster Dictionary | 28 Comments

End of February

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I never thought it would arrive, but finally we’ve made it to end of February which means maybe only one more month of winter. The state’s official snowfall record in Concord is 84.3″. We live closer to the seacoast so I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Groundhog, Ice, Ice dams, Icicles, Macfarlane Greenhosue, Master Gardener, New England, New Hampshire, Snow, University of New Hampshire, Wicked winter, Winter | 35 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Rule of Thirds

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Several years ago, we spent a week in London. It was well before I had so many blogging friends from across the pond. We traveled around on foot, by bus and by underground. We did some of the usual tourist things, enjoyed … Continue reading →

Posted in Traveling, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged London, Photography, Queen's Guards, Rule of Thirds, Tower of London, Visiting London, Weekly photo challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge: Rule of Thirds | 20 Comments

Help, what is it?

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Normally on Wednesday I’m quiet, but I have a winter mystery and I’d like your thoughts. Last Saturday while doing morning chores, I noticed a glimmer of something in the snow behind the chicken run. As I got closer I … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged Ice, Ice formations, Icicles, New England, New Hampshire, Snow, Wicked winter, Winter | 23 Comments

Seeds and Snow

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

February is the time of year when gardeners everywhere are scouring seed catalogs and getting ready to start the process of planting those individual seeds into cells tucked under lights and kept warm and watered until they are ready for the garden. This winter … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Gardening, New England, New Hampshire, Organic gardening, Organic vegetables, Seedlings, Seeds, Snow, Starting Seeds, Stout Oak Farm | 36 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Symmetry

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

The white marble Arch of Septimius Severus at the northwest end of the Roman Forum was built in 203 AD and is nearly 70 feet high. The arch was built to record memorable victories of Emperor Septimius Severus in Parthia (now partly … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Arch of Septimius Severus, Italy, Photography, Rome, Symmetry, Weekly photo challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge: Symmetry | 12 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Yin and Yang of Winter

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Posted in New England, Wordless Wednesday | Tagged Geranium, Icicle, New England Winter, Snow, Winter, Wordless Wednesday, Yin and Yang | 20 Comments

Winter

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

It has snowed for two days, and we have one more day to go in this particular storm. The snow piles from the 58″ on the ground are almost unbelievable. No matter where you drive around town, you see amazing snow … Continue reading →