by Susan Matley | May 29, 2026 | Official Blog
Lessons from history. It’s a concept that has inspired many quotable quotes: “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” -George Santayana ...
by Susan Matley | May 22, 2026 | Official Blog
This week the strangest thing happened to me. Due to frustration over the way life turns out sometimes I was momentarily reduced to a childish level of emotion and actually whined “I try so hard to do everything right!” This sentiment, as it happens, is...
by Susan Matley | May 15, 2026 | Official Blog
Pillow talk. No doubt these keywords will draw a few extra clicks, as there is more than one interpretation of what they mean. I remember watching a movie with that title. We’ll get there in a minute, Lily, but for now you and 9 should probably close...
by Susan Matley | May 8, 2026 | Official Blog
Hey everyone, I have great news! Remember the mystery flora from a few blogs back, the one that I thought might be a Shasta daisy, or possibly a carnivorous mobile plant as featured in the 1951 John Wyndham novel The Day of the Triffids? Sadly, yes, I do...
by Susan Matley | May 1, 2026 | Official Blog
At this time of year, it’s hard not to think of dandelions. They’re everywhere! In my neighbor to the east’s pollinator garden, in my neighbor to the west’s lawn that’s cut by a crew every Thursday, and in my front lawn that I occasionally mow with a battery-powered...
