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I no longer raise a vegetable garden, but I have plenty of perennials and such around ‘Our House’ that occasionally get pests.

This is a peek at our backyard from this Spring.

Happy Independence Day! Homes Featuring Patriotic Displays.

I originally posted this last year, but thought it’d be fun to re-see it again. Happy 4th of July!!

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On this July 4^th to celebrate the day’s national holiday, Independence Day, I thought it would be fun to feature some homes in the area where we live, the St. Croix Valley area.

Actually most of these homes are in Stillwater, MN, a charming town, and one of the oldest… maybe even the oldest town in MN. (It’s called ‘the birthplace of Minnesota’, so that might be a clue.) It sits on the St. Croix River and has antique home after antique home from around the Victorian time period.

The home owners in this town have taken great pride in restoring their lovely landmarks and so I hope to be featuring  several posts on some of these treasures.

For today, though…

‘I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America…”

 

 

 

 

And because I finally have a flag displayed on the porch at…

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Our House: A View of the Orchard

The other day, I was out on a very early morning walk and just marveled at this lovely view at ‘Our House‘, so I wanted to share it with you all too.

Here is the entry to the orchard. We have an iron trellis with a rambling trumpet vine that has lovely orange and yellow blossoms sprawling all over it.

I planted this vine here at least 15 years ago. It must be pretty hardy because I’ve done nothing for it since I first planted it, but it sure looks happy here. (and here in NW Wisconsin we’ve had the temperature drop to -30 Fahrenheit in the winter… now that’s hardy!)

The nectar loving birds, like humming birds and orioles I’m sure adore these blooms, but I love