Have you heard…

…about the sneak peek on the Hero Arts website? It’s for the new Collage Stamping catalog. The full release will be up on the site on May 7th. I love these stamps — truly usable. I can send my Granny cards made with them and she won’t think I’m “out of my tree” — one […]

Another 3191 moment

“That’s a pretty lunch”, said Jason. “Hey did you see what’s finally blooming!?! (pointing with excitement out the kitchen window) Can you take a picture for me?” Click. Another 3191 moment. The wildflower is Herbertia lahue (also known as Prairie Nymph), a prairie iris. We planted the bulbs about 3 years ago, this is the […]

Prairie parsley and friend.

Taken this morning in the back garden. Prairie parsley is a great plant for wildlife gardening — neat bees and wasps pollinate it, and it is a larval host plant for black swallowtail butterflies. It’s also edible — yum. That’s a clump of switchgrass in the background — another great prairie plant.