Hello !Admitting one of my own character flaws today—if you're a bookkeeper or an accountant or a responsible adult, please don't judge me—I spent the weekend prepping my taxes to give my accountant. I'm only six weeks past the filing deadline this y...

That orchid looks just like mine did .. and that man's chest and arms? Mr. Bloom's. (In my vivid imagination, at least!)Hello plant-loving !You are a plant lover, right? I mean, even if you're not a green thumb or if you, like me, fall into the categ...

If you didn't like the potted plant last week, maybe these cut flowers are more to your liking... Will you be relieved or disappointed when the shrubbery images run their course?!Hello, !You've heard of Colleen Hoover, right? Queen of emotionally-cha...

Is it a little warm in here? I'm feeling a little flushed! The photo below could be a scene from The Billionaire's Shrubbery ... Will Power giving Virginia Beach the gift of a new plant to care for and help grow. Ahem. Dear, oh dear...Hello fabulous...

Hello !I got an email last week from someone who is new to my list and is getting the first few messages that are automated, stories to give her a sense of who I am. She thanked me for all the men giving her flowers and I realized that it's been a ve...

Hello !Have I ever mentioned that my dad was some kind of secret agent when I was a teen and into my twenties? I didn't know then, since ... well, turns out the stuff he was doing was quite risky. The first real hint I had about his secret life was w...

Hello !Have you watched the new Bridgerton mini-series, Queen Charlotte, yet?I did something so out of character this morning. Instead of waking up and sitting down at my desk to work, I binged the first three episodes. 😍The best part? I watched it i...

Hello !First, thanks to everyone who took time to write and let me know which book cover you'd be most inclined to click on. I really appreciate all the feedback.Here's how the votes came in:I was very surprised since the Facebook ad testing showed t...

Hello !I am of an age that in my childhood we had access to just four television stations—NBC, ABC, CBS and CBC (that's the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). Okay, that's not quite true. Since I grew up in Quebec, we also had some French language s...

Hello puzzle friend, !Two weeks ago, I shared that I'd made a promise to myself to remove a Wordle-style game from my phone after I'd played like 1,000 hours of it. Well, not only did you not berate me for wasting my time, you replied with your own s...