If spring is the door to summer’s glory, why is it that Mother Nature sometimes hesitates to step inside? ~ Me. Carolina clay and a little secret sauce I’ve been knee deep in the Carolina
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Tag: Gardening
Springtime’s Mysterious Way
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.” ~ Lady Bird Johnson The way of birds, flowers, and hope Birds, unlike you and me, listen to each whisper on the wind. Every morning throughout the seasons, they
Read moreSpiritual Growth Through Flower Gardening
Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.” –Laura Ingalls Wilder Come explore a spiritual journey through flower gardening, where beautiful blossoms mirror faith, hope and personal growth. During some
Read moreMother’s Day in a Daughter’s Garden
To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow. ~ Maya Angelou The inheritance I inherited my mother’s love of nature
Read moreThe Stripping
The bushes, once loaded, had been stripped. For the first time in a long time, I had a large garden plot that produced well. When the spring crops finished, I planted purple hull peas. I
Read moresurviving or thriving on a socially distant mother’s day
A socially distant Mother’s Day? While on a recent video meeting, I found myself reminiscing with one of my sons about the Mother’s Day gardens we sowed, games we played, and the stories we shared.
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A redhead with two green thumbs? Born and raised in New York City, a feisty redhead sprung into action the day after tulips and daffodils poked their heads up after a long winter’s slumber. Small
Read moreGetting to the Root of Success
I grew up around a rhubarb patch that grew like weeds. We mowed it down, gave it away, ate as many pies as we could hold, and still that little patch grew like a jungle.
Read moreGrowing Grandparents Grandkid Style
“Grandma, we’re going on a bike ride.” The porch door slams as Dash, the cat my husband rescued five years ago, scurries into hiding. From the kitchen the aroma of biscuits, cooked apples, and sausage
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