lilacs

Boston Flower Show

March 19, 2016March 19, 2016 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, local fun, restaurants

My husband and I usually go to the Portland Flower Show every year, but as you many know, there wasn't one this year. We hadn't been to the Boston Flower Show in, um, decades, but we both had fond memories of all of it except the getting there and getting home part. We thought about … Continue reading Boston Flower Show

Lilac poaching

May 8, 2012 by Karen, posted in gardening, local fun, Midlife Crisis, no fear, Turning 50

Lilacs are my favorite flower. They always have been, as far back as I can remember. My grandmother had a large white lilac bush in her back yard and it was one of my favorite things in the world when I was a little girl. Over the years, we have had houses with varying numbers … Continue reading Lilac poaching

May 8, 2010May 11, 2010 by Karen, posted in family, gardening

my absolute favorite flowers are lilacs. i cannot pass by a lilac bush without admiring them, often audibly, to the subsequent annoyance of those around me forced to listen to my tributes over, and over, and over...in a prior residence, my husband planted a lilac garden and included one of every kind of lilac he … Continue reading Lilacs