Tag Archives: Reading

Wet and Humid

Posted on August 23, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I’m not a fan of humidity. When we left the Midwest, I thought I’d said goodbye to it, but global warming had other thoughts. So, here I am gardening in NH, and the humidity has been up in the 80-95% … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Dead of Winter, Elderberry, Gardening, Kousa Dogwood, Ocean Prey, Reading, The Fallen, The Island, Zucchini recipes | 65 Comments

Short and sweet

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Hello February! January brought us only 4″ of snow while you are about to dump a foot plus today. It’s okay because no matter what happens in the next couple of weeks, it’s still only 47 days until spring. 😎 … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged Blizzard, Fabric landscape, February, Ice fishing, New England, Quilting, Reading, Sewing, Snow, Snow storm, Winter | 65 Comments

Fall

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Have you noticed it’s getting dark earlier? The seasons they are a changing that is for sure. Peak leaf color is going to be considerably earlier this year. We are still under severe drought conditions, but we have gotten a … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged Coneflowers, Gardening, Linda Castillo, Outsider, Raised beds, Reading, Sewing, Shasta Daisies, Sugar cookies, Weigela | 73 Comments

Safe Shopping

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Remember the days when you saw ‘safe’ used as an adjective it was probably describing ‘sex’? Now, we’re using it to explain shopping experiences. 🙂 Lowes opened at 8 a.m. yesterday, and we were there at 9:15 a.m. for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, New England | Tagged Face coverings, Gardening, Library, Library book, Masks, Online plant sale, Plant Sale, Plants, Reading | 80 Comments

Bundle Up

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Nightime temperatures in the low teens and snow are in the forecast for this coming week. Old Man Winter is knock, knock, knocking. The last two Knockout Roses (no pun intended) have been pruned and covered with leaves. They have … Continue reading →

Posted in New England | Tagged Bloody Genius, Gardening, Harry Bosch, Howard Roughan, James Patterson, John Sanford, Killer Instinct, Michael Connelly, Photography, Reading, Sewing, The Night Fire, Veteran's Day, Virgil Flowers, Winter | 59 Comments

Reading Nirvana

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I read mysteries, and I won the library lottery last week when I was notified that books by four great authors were ready for pickup within a few days of each other. 📚 What sequence did I read them? Jesse … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged a Good Home, an Honest House, Books, Encourage a child to watch birds, Harry Bosch, Jack Reacher, Jesse Stone, John Sanford, Lee Child, Library, Library Lost, Maya and the Book of Everything, Michael Connelly, Myrtle the Purple Turtle, Public library, Reading, Reed Farrell Coleman, Robert Parker, Virgil Flowers | 50 Comments

Summertime

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

We’ve had high temperatures, high humidity, and a heat index around 100 for too many days. It’s hot. It’s dry. It is really dry as you can see from the lack of water flowing over the Cocheco Falls. Geez, there’s grass and weeds growing … Continue reading →

Posted in New England, Quilting | Tagged Cocheco Falls, Drought, Gardening, New England, New Hampshire, Perennials, Plant propagation, Quilting, Reading, Weather | 51 Comments

End of January

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

It has been cold here but no snow, not even a flake. It almost makes me feel guilty after watching the news reports on all of those folks stuck for hours on the highway, but we have lived through our … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Quilting | Tagged Cranberries, Deer, New England, New Hampshire, Paper Piecing, Quilting, Reading, Tulips, Winter | 63 Comments

I will survive

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I think I will anyway. So far, 2016 has run over me like an eighteen wheeler barreling down I95 towards Boston. The day before New Year’s Eve my husband and I both came down with something. It’s way more than a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, New England | Tagged Maine, Mike Boditch, Mysteries, Paul Doiron, Reading, Sick | 93 Comments

Thursday Doors

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

About twelve years ago, after a cross-country move and an entire year with only the clothes in my suitcase, I became somewhat of a minimalist. This includes not needing to own books. I read every day. There is a book sitting next to … Continue reading →