The Inconsequential Blogger

In England, one sees depictions of the Tudor Rose in many places. This wild rose, reminiscent of those depictions, grew along a footpath sur...

One word - Plantain. A simple garden weed is the best source of itch relief from poison ivy that I've ever found - and believe me I...

Here are just a couple more pictures of flowers among Greek ruins. The first was found among a Byzantine era fortified city up on a high hil...

Hurray! Now I can post a couple of pretty pictures I took in Greece. This first picture is of some beautiful poppies. They sprinkled the sun...

My husband accidentally sliced through the internet cable while turning a garden plot for me. Hopefully it will be fixed tomorrow - but if n...

Okay, this is the last installment of my "Guess where in the world I am" game. This installment has four parts. You can guess the ...

I am home now. Arrived this morning after a very long trip home. I'm so tired that when I called to have a pizza delivered, I couldn...

Sorry it's been so long since my last post. My internet access has been non-existent until now, and it may not last long. The answer to ...

The guessing game has begun ( see previous post ). Where in the world am I? Can you guess from the picture ? It's a tr...

Remember the old "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego ?" game? Well I'm leaving very early on Thursday morning to go on a t...

I recently read Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin, and enjoyed it immensely. Set in the late 12 th century Britain , under the rule of Henry...

There is an early 1800's farmhouse and barn nearby. I walk by it every day. A foundation owns it which gives tours and raises money to h...

Here's my post for last Memorial Day Weekend. It's as fun now as it was then: Watch This Clip

This is a picture of deep space. You can see individual stars shining among masses of more stars and glowing gasses: Actually I'm just p...

I almost broke my hand yesterday - but it turns out it's just bruised and swollen. It's a beautiful day so I'll still try to get...

Apart from the new herb garden project (see previous post ), we finally got a dead poplar taken down today. It was the tallest tree in our y...

I've been creating a new space for an herb garden. Phase one is complete (removal of sod). Phase two will be amending the soil. Phase t...

I just found out that the fourth book in Megan Whalen Turner's Queen's Thief series is due out in 2010. Hurray! The other books i...

Last year a mystery plant appeared in my yard. It seemed at first a welcome addition, a nice, green ground cover in a very shady spot. I tho...

My yard lies right up against a park which used to be a farm. In the picture below you can see the little strip of no-man's land which r...