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Volume 23 Issue 10, October 2026 What's New in October Fall is in the air! While I don’t have a lot of leaves that fall around me—the maple trees are not quite yellow yet—we did skip out of town and took a look at everything fall-like in northern Virginia and Maryland as we visited Assateague and Chincoteague islands. Harry got his first real face full of ocean air and dipped his toes into the ocean. Even though we live by the ocean, there are no real places for him to take a dip. He was happy to flop down in...

Volume 23 Issue 9, September 2026  What's New in September I’m looking at the NOAA map at Tropical Storm Dolly right after we lost our greatest treasure, Dolly Parton. What a beloved woman all around the world who left gifts everywhere she went. She was colorful, energetic, and one of the biggest personalities that we’ve seen in years. We will miss her. We’re so grateful that her music lives on, as does her huge heart and humanitarian efforts to educate, feed, and care for others. The world is less colorful now, but in honor everyone has lit up the skies...

Volume 23 Issue 8, August 2026  What's New in August   Boy howdy, it’s a hot one this year. It’s also been a busy month with new products, new books, new cards, and more. With it being too hot to go out and plant flowers that won’t survive the August heat, I have focused on creating flower powered cards and stickers, as well as journals and notebooks that will survive the summer months.   I took a week off and went to see family in Illinois, and while I was gone, I put together some outlines for books that I have been...

Volume 23 Issue 7, July 2026  What's New in July As it heats up this summer, we’re headed indoors and focusing on keeping all of our flowers, butterflies, birds, and even weeds from drying out in the summer sun. It has been quite warm already for the early morning hours, so I can only imagine how hot it’s going to be once we roll into August! In the meantime, we’re working on colorful creations and writing a lot of books. From cute stickers to booklets that keep your Christmas shopping organized to spiral bound books that reflect on your love...

Volume 23 Issue 6, June 2026  What's New in June Here we are halfway through the year, and for you long-time followers, it’s once again hurricane season. According to the weather report, we might have our first disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico starting this week. Like all things weather related in Florida, all bets are off as to what it’s going to do. While I wait for the rain that should come soon, I have been working in the garden and have a new batch of  black swallowtail caterpillars munching on the parsley I put out just for them....