Front, back, to pattern or no

Pave' Workshop June 21

 

Pave's are so easy to put together- that is, they are easy to put together and then it's all about the choice of materials and composition. Which I sometimes find challenging.They remind me of abstract art. You think you can just splish splash paint on a canvas and it will be all be good. It isn't- for me, anyway.

Which makes it so much fun! What if everything were easy?

Pave' Workshop
This Saturday, June 21
10-12
College of Marin, Kentfield CA
$82
I'll provide everything but the container, which you can buy from me.

At this late date, contact me directly by Thursday if you would like to come: maryannnardo@sbcglobal.net

Snapshots from behind the Redwood Curtain

 Jon and I just got back from a road trip to Olympia,WA to attend a very special graduation. Every day was markedly different; a separate reality, to borrow a book title of Carlos Castanada's. We drove north through the Redwood Curtain along the Northern California coast up into the Pacific Northwest. For the uninitiated, it's the land of water everywhere with dense conifer forests, and sadly; unripe blueberries and blackberries that grow prolifically.  Our itinerary went something like this: drive, drive, camp, hike, eat, drive, portlandyize, walk, eat, eat, poc poc, drive, attend Kayta's graduation, talk, talk, talk, eat, eat, hike, hike, talk, talk, hike, hike, eat, eat, hike, eat, talk, drive, camp, hike....... and does it go without saying...poop.

Wild daisies grew in abundance in sunlit fields from the Northern California to Olympia. They are now one of my favorite flowers. They grow in swaths- I'm talking Sound of Music- running through meadows size swaths, sandwiched between grasses and other weedy wonders. They are a site to behold. On the way back we were driving through the redwood forests and discovered these amazing lilies growing by the sunny edges of the roadside. Hundreds of them. Wow! I allowed myself two stems and am completely enamored with their color. It's orange with a tiny bit of white thrown in.  It's subtle, but distinctive. 

So I offer these two beautiful wildflowers from behind the redwood curtain.

 

May 31, With and without nasturtium

 

 Just a time capsule of what is blooming in my garden right now. Everything is super early. The big dahlias that don't bloom till August are going to be in bloom in the next two weeks. My tomatoes are way ahead too. They have tomatoes on them and it's the only the end of May. It's exciting to have a longer production time, but if it means the ice in the Antarctic is melting. I'll go back to waiting till August, no really, I will. That's not meant to be flippant or maybe it is. Maybe it's like the kid who laughs inappropriately at Uncle Vince's funeral. You feel the weight of a serious matter and you're so mixed up you laugh instead of crying. Just light and airy musings from your local floral blog.