Aren’t peonies luscious? I came into work this morning and found my workspace adorned with a huge vase of these lovely, floppy skirts. And the smell…not overpowering like lilies can be, but rather, more rose-like, vegetative scent. Does that make sense? If it does, you should be wary–I don’t have much [...]

Can I just complain really quick and say, Flickr, you sometimes suck. I am working on my flickr account–trying to make it more manageable for people who visit (over 10,000 photos, oye…the power of the uploader). At any rate, I mass-changed the privacy on my photos, which changed the URLs for image source, [...]

Garden is growing, growing, growing…
But, life in my family is contracting a bit…maybe growing emotionally. I found out earlier this month that someone in the family is getting divorced. Maybe. Likely.
Oye. These things are difficult–I wish them a speedy process and hopefully a healthy post-divorce relationship. That might mean no [...]

From SquashBlossomGroup, posted by BadSeed farmer, Brooke Saveggio:
…at the BADSEED Friday Night Market: As usual there will be oh so hot “HOTMAMA” breads and sweet treats, luscious organic soaps and body products, beyond organic eggs, Sue’s famous strawberry tarts, herbs and heirloom transplants for your garden, as well as greens galore including salad mixes with [...]

Another Excelsior Springs find–artist Cathy Johnson! How wonderful–

It might just be the music from Amelie…

Did you know the Donald Judd was born in Excelsior Springs? I had no idea. You can see his art at the Nelson Atkins Museum.

I am so excited about this venture–they’re reopening the old Armour Theater in North Kansas City.
From Mike Rice at the KC Star:

For showtime information at Screenland Armour, call 816-421-9700.
A VIP grand opening ceremony for the theater will be Wednesday. A dedication will be at 7:30 p.m. and the lighting of the marquee at 8:30 [...]

There is a lot happening this weekend…and so I also present to you, the Grand Opening of the Merriam Organic Market! Tuesday, May 27th starting at 4pm. Thank you, thank you. No, I had no hand in any of this, I just find the small town of Merriam, Kansas interesting.
From the Local [...]

Whoo–hooo! Excelsior Springs has a local food grocery store? They are so lucky–the old downtown of ES is starting to look most attractive.
It looks like Sage Moon Naturals will be there at their Grand Opening this weekend. The store calls their weekly farmer meetings, “Meet the Farmers.” Yes, but doesn’t that [...]

We went to the Color+Couture fashion show yesterday. Area builders and architects form teams that design couture out of building materials (tile, astroturf, vinyl…). The fashion show is a fundraiser for Synergy Services. This is the first year they’ve sold out in tickets–way to go!
It was great fun, I have some photos [...]

If you’re lucky enough to already have flowers, some cheery May Day Baskets might just do the trick!