Succs for Musette

Posse!  I’m not quite suuure how this happened. As you probably know I’m an inveterate gardener.  Bulbs, roses, pretty much anything herbaceous has a 96% chance of not only surviving but thriving in my loving care.  Deciduous?  You betcheruous! House… Continue Reading

Perfect Storm

Posse, my darlings!  It’s still Weather Talk because WEATHER!  My neck o’ the woods has been experiencing bucketing rain for the past two weeks, it’s so sodden that you can actually hear the ground squelching!  Nevertheless, the diehards are continuing… Continue Reading

Musette’s Midsummer Musings

My fabulous Posse!    I was going to start this Musing by complaining about the extreme heat… but it’s GAWN!  From temps that were flirting with triple digits, it’s now a very manageable 70s-80! and I am NOT mad at… Continue Reading

Weather Related

Posse!  Like pretty much everyone else on our planet we here in the Midwestern US are having WEATHER!  Near-tornadoes, old trees just giving up the ghost, falling on power lines and making me wish I had a Generac (Portia, et… Continue Reading

Pretty. Forgettable

My Posse Darlings!  Like so much of the world right now, my little corner (in Central Midwest) is under an Extreme Heat Advisory.  Unlike Europe, which usually doesn’t have to deal with these extremes, we’re pretty used to it and… Continue Reading

Beguiling

There are several ways to define the word ‘beguiling’ (charm/amuse/cheat) – but I always think of the term ‘jolie-laide’ when I think of ‘beguiling’ – that sense of never quiiite being able to pin down what it is that interests/captivates/delights… Continue Reading

Musette in Paris

Paris!  Seems like everyone is going to Paris!  Cinnamon! Portia (upcoming)… and I wanted to go to Paris, too! So I did. Paris KY, that is.  Secretariat’s resting place (one of the few racehorses to be buried intact).   Some of… Continue Reading