Monthly Archives: July 2017

Sentence enhancers

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

or swear words? I think it all depends upon your week. 🙂 This past week, I used several colorful words to emphasize how life was going. I won’t bore you with all the details, but I definitely said a couple … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Brown eyed susan, Butterfly bush, Day lilies, Gardening, General Sullivan Bridge, Hilton Park, Mysteries, New England, New Hampshire, Oak leaf hydrangea, Phlox, Sun gold tomatoes, Tomatoes | 41 Comments

Life

Posted on July 22, 2017 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I’ve been off my game this week because life got in my way. I hate it when that happens. It has been a week of medical visits and complications from an eye surgery that didn’t go wrong but didn’t go … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Bee Balm, Gardening, Hostas, Mophead hydrangeas, New England, New Hampshire, Quilting, Raspberries, Shade garden | 66 Comments

Berries and more Berries

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

It’s July, hot, humid, and it’s raspberry season here in New England. We’ve grown raspberries since we moved here in 2006, and we are experiencing a bumper crop this year. We are picking two to three pints a day. We’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged Berry picking, Gardening, New England, New Hampshire, Organic gardening, Raspberries, Summer | 64 Comments

Collage – WPC

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

This week’s photo challenge, collage, made me think of the flowers that are blooming right now in my garden. There are gardeners who aren’t crazy about daylilies because, well, they only bloom for one day. But for that one day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Flower Gardening, Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Brown eyed susans, Collage, Cottage garden, Daylilies, Gardening, Hydrangea, Photography, Weekly photo challenge, Weekly Photo Challenge - Collage | 47 Comments

MIA

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Missing in Action can mean a lot of things. In this case, it refers to my Uncle John, the youngest of my Mother’s four brothers. John was 19 years of age when he entered the service in the spring of 1943. … Continue reading →

Posted in Family | Tagged ABMC, American Battle Monuments Commission, Armed Forces, MIA, Missing in Action, Pacific Paratrooper, Past Conflict Repatriations Branch, World War II | 42 Comments

How goes it?

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

July has arrived in New England with some really nice summer temperatures. The tomato plants are huge, there are several small tomatoes set on, the spring lettuce is almost done, the raspberries are just starting, and the lavender and hosta … Continue reading →