I Simply Remember These Favorite Things, and then I Can Smile All Day
Welcome back. Here we are in 2026, and we never seem to run out of favorite plants, books, shows, and gardens. Here are a few more of My Favorite Things

A Plant: Deciduous (aka) Native azaleas

A Garden: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

Streaming Show:  The Magpie Murders/Moonflower Murders, Prime

Book My Friends, Fredrik Backman, fiction

Place:  Montreal, Quebec, Canada

I Simply Remember These Favorite Things, and then I Can Smile All Day

“I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” 

Lucy Maud Montgomery, Ann of Green Gables

The harsh heat is beyond us, the air is clear, and the mornings are crisp; it's time to remember the fond days of summer and to look forward to the transition into winter. Let’s go read, travel, and garden.

I Simply Remember These Favorite Things, and then I Can Smile All Day

“I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” 

Lucy Maud Montgomery, Ann of Green Gables

The harsh heat is beyond us, the air is clear, and the mornings are crisp; it's time to remember the fond days of summer and to look forward to the transition into winter. Let’s go read, travel, and garden.