*Brushing away the blog cobwebs.....*
I've found that getting adjusted to a new travel schedule, setting up and moving to POE, and a seemingly heavier work schedule took some, well, adjusting. More adjusting than I thought but after a few weeks the schedule has been smoothing out and the psychic adjustments that DH and I have had to make are also smoothing out. We are continuing to make changes and find more time together, quality time. Maybe more than before, which is nice. We didn't know we were missing that. Anyway, I thought I would check out the blog and show you a few things that are interesting at Purling Oaks Central this weekend.
Lamb's ear has spread around my garden. I've been harsher with it this year to contain it but I still love it for the texture and color of the leaves and the pretty lavender flowers.
Lime thyme is flowering....along with all the other thymes. This one does have a citrus aroma, leaning toward lime, but I think the color of the leaves may have as much to do with the name of "lime" as the fragrance.
The black raspberries are just beginning to ripen. Fortunately for berry production, we've been getting rain. As I type this it is raining---of course, I am also wondering what the rain will do to my flight schedule today. No big worries though. I'm reading Nora Roberts' Kindred in Death in paperback and have a book or two available on the iPad.
Yes, iPad. I gave in to my inner geek and bought one with 32 gig - wifi only. I really like it and found that I don't miss having the 3GS service. My back up plan, should I need constant wireless access, is to buy one of the wireless access points I can carry in my purse or pocket so it can be used for multiple devices. I'm not at that point yet. I like that the screen is large enough to actually *see* something and I can stream Netflix over the wireless at the apartment.
Blue on the Rock on an early summer Wisconsin day:
Have a great Sunday and a very good week!
Happy Sunday to you too! My monster lamb's ear growing on the edge of my wetland is about 7 feet tall with yellow flowers. I also have a super dandelion doing the same thing minus a flower. Strange.
Posted by: Manise | Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 10:54 AM
Lovely, all of it. :D It sure is green and pretty out there. Heh... when you visit, I may just put you to gardening.
xoxo
Posted by: Squishy | Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 11:08 AM
It's good to hear from you! Yum, berries! I'm glad to hear POE is working out and you guys are managing to figure out schedules that mesh.
Posted by: Diane | Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 11:23 AM
You're not afraid of change. Maybe because you have a firm foundation. Our garden has so much rain this year, too. Your garden looks like a haven.
Posted by: LoriAngela | Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 06:23 PM
Good to see a post, and such a lovely one at that! Have a great week, Angie!
xo
Posted by: Nora | Monday, June 28, 2010 at 10:32 AM
It's a huge adjustment to make - glad it's working well. My DH and I went through a similar adjustment when he was working at an out-of-state residential wilderness camp a couple of years ago. Gone 5 days, home for 2 - we tried to pack in the quality time during those two!
Posted by: gayle | Thursday, July 01, 2010 at 07:45 AM
Crazy how much the schedule change takes getting used to. Awesome that you get more quality time with Wilson. :-)
Posted by: Kitten | Friday, July 02, 2010 at 12:55 AM
Blue on Rock, a dashing portraiture.
Adjustments always take a bit of time don't they? Glad you're settling in and it's working out.
Lambs ear! squeal! That is too cute.
Posted by: Carrie K | Wednesday, July 07, 2010 at 05:06 PM
Wait. You moved to Prince Edward Island? Huh? (I've been out of touch, being on vacation myself.)
I bought myself an iPod Touch a month or two ago -- love it! I can see the appeal of an iPad but am resisting.
Posted by: kmkat | Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 12:37 PM