Garden Notes from Hawaii

 A recent addition to my garden is Yellow Adler.  I had noticed its cheerful yellow flowers in a few yards on island so was happy to find my...

 In recent years I seem to be more accepting of semi-wild plants in the garden. I've always liked tough plants that can hold their own a...

 My recent trip to Spain and Portugal started out with ten nights in Rabat, Morocco.  I was surprised to find myself back in Morocco after b...

 A few weeks back I spent ten days on the island of San Miguel in the Azores on my way back from Portugal.  People in Hawaii feel a connecti...

 Robert Louis Stevenson, the well known Scottish author (known as Tusitala in Samoa), found Samoa to his liking while traveling around the i...

 Mmmmm......just noted that I have only done two blog posts so far this year.  Sorry folks......I guess I am slowing down with age.  I will ...

 I have just come back from a week in Austin, Texas.  This was my first trip to Texas so I was eager to see what it was like there.  I have ...