The Secret Garden and Life on the River

  • Beltane
    Spring, May 1st, 2024. Last April we started buying trees. A willow, maple, honeylocust and birch, and two decorative cherry trees (Kwanzan and Yoshino). The honeylocust was broken so we planted it across the street and… Read more: Beltane
  • Autumn Update
    Here’s what’s new. Brewing poisons, plotting murder, stalking prey, ritualizing sacrifice, or dark dealings with demons, Samhain is certainly around the corner. Dark Tidings Assassins, Necromancers, Warlocks and the realm of the Demonic. Take a look… Read more: Autumn Update
  • Summer’s New Growth
    The golden raspberry bush finally is showing its first berries. The blueberry bush has two new sprouting stems. The lemon-lime grew thorns overnight. The oak is flourishing and Granny Smith is sprouting leaves up and down… Read more: Summer’s New Growth
  • Summer Rains
    July 3, 2023. The golden raspberry shot up so tall it’s starting to lean over. The baby stem has grown into a new branch and another baby stem has sprouted. All the baby strawberry plants sprouted,… Read more: Summer Rains
  • The First 1st of July
    Heavy rains brought the oak’s first bud into a leaf, the lemon-lime tree turned green, and the banana tree burst its bulge.