Tag Archives: Home and Garden

Gift #515: Birds at the Feeder

Posted on December 9, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

Since the temperatures have lodged in the twenties for the past week or so, we’ve seen a sharp upturn in bird activity at the feeders.  One of the joys of living in Indiana has been that there are so many … Continue reading →

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Gift #514: McNamara Florist

Posted on December 8, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

Today I found a wonderful little treasure right in my own backyard, so to speak.  There’s a florist shop that opened up a year or so ago on our main stretch of road in Avon.  I’ve wanted to stop in … Continue reading →

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Gift #415: Glendale Part 2

Posted on August 15, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

Here’s a few more pictures of Glendale today.  The first two are of some of the squirrels in the neighborhood.  Many businesses have large squirrels that are painted or decorated in unusual ways.  And one of the homes in the … Continue reading →

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Gift #408: Late summer wildflowers

Posted on August 6, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

While on my hike Saturday,  I was privileged to see stands and stands of wildflowers in bloom. along with the exposed seed pods of plants whose flowers had already faded away.  I happen to think the seed pods are every … Continue reading →

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Gift #405: Water lily

Posted on August 3, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

The water lily in the back pond started to bloom this week!  It’s rather late this year and I was starting to worry that it wouldn’t bloom.  But a tiny bud came up a few days ago and opened into … Continue reading →

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Gift #371: Flower and Herb Market and Cafe

Posted on June 24, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

Yesterday my mom and I went to Nashville, IN – a favorite place of ours which we hadn’t visited in over 6 months!  On the way there, we stopped  at Bean Blossom to eat lunch and browse the gardens at … Continue reading →

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Gift #351: Paris Flea Market

Posted on June 2, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

Today my mom and I spent most of the day at the Paris Flea Market in Littleton, CO.  It’s held on the first Sat of the month during the summer and it’s a wonderful event.  We try to plan our … Continue reading →

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Gift #332: Plant time

Posted on May 9, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

Today was the official start to the planting season as I made the annual pilgrimage to Walmart to purchase flowers and herbs for the spring/summer.  The fun starts with a first pass through all the aisles of plants, just to see … Continue reading →

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Gift #329: Garden Center

Posted on May 5, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

Today I was able to visit a couple of garden centers for the first time this spring and it was wonderful.  Flowers, flowers everywhere!  And there were aromatic herbs, vegetables, shrubs and trees, and succulents.  All sorts of beautiful green … Continue reading →

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Gift #321: Flying acrobat

Posted on April 25, 2013 by ordinarymiracletoday

This weekend I went up to Zionsville.  The gardens are starting to come to life again and the trees are in bloom.  Birds are busy flitting from trees to feeders and back again.  And then I spied this unusual “furry … Continue reading →

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