Entries by arizonaplantlady@gmail.com

Harvest, Canning and a Flight

I always think of the week of Memorial Day as the first ‘unofficial’ week of summer.  The weather is getting hot, the kids have their last day of school and it is also a time of harvest. For the past few weeks, my tomato and bush bean plants have been fruitful. Every week, I blanch […]

Road Trip: New Friends

This was the last full day of our Northeast road trip. We spent the night at a wonderful bed & breakfast, called the Willard Street Inn Each road trip that we have gone on, we splurge for one night and stay at a fun bed & breakfast.  (Our other nights have been spent at Hampton […]

Road Trip: American History, Garden Rooms and Sprinkles

We are nearing the end of our road trip and are having a fabulous time! Here is summary of what we did yesterday…. Seneca Falls, New York We visited the place where the Women’s Rights movement began in Seneca Falls, New York. It is a national park and the tour and displays were very interesting.  […]

Road Trip: A Wet Morning, Fattening Food and Wine Country,

Our road trip is going very well.  We encounter both the expected and unexpected each day, which is part of the adventure. We spent a very wet morning, visiting Niagara Falls. The falls are truly magnificent and pictures do not adequately describe the beauty and power of the falls. And, no – we didn’t fall […]

Road Trip…College, Tiny Town and Containers

We are more then half-way through our road trip and are having a fabulous time. We have encountered great food, not so great food, interesting tourist destinations, beautiful plants as well as some over-hyped destinations. Our typical road trip day begins with breakfast at the hotel and then we head to our car, turn on […]

Roadtrip – Three States in One Day

We woke up this morning in Amish country and couldn’t wait to get started exploring some more.  As we drove through the countryside, we noticed an unusual amount of Amish buggies out on the road. Amish country As we passed some of the farms, we noticed a huge gathering of buggies and horses… Amish country […]

Road Trip: Day 2 – Ohio

It is hard to believe that we have only been on our road trip for a single day. We have done so much already…. First, we headed for German Village in Columbus, Ohio to visit my friend. The homes here are over 100 years old… Beautiful hosta fill their front garden. My friend and her […]

Road Trip: Day 1

Well, after planning our Northeast road trip for a few months – we are finally on our way. Not much to show yet, but this shot of our plane descending into Columbus, Ohio. We are staying at a hotel by the airport and will get our rental car tomorrow and will travel to Amish country. […]

Leaving on a Jet Plane….

In just a few days, I will be boarding a plane with my mother as we embark on our second road trip together. Last year, we toured the Midwest.  We started in Holland, Michigan and ended up in Springfield, Missouri. On the way, we visited Indiana, Illinois and Kansas. Visiting Lincoln’s tomb in Springfield, Illinois […]