Reclaiming The Front Garden
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ~ Lao Tzu My...
View ArticleFor The Love of Irises
“True life is lived when tiny changes occur.” ~Leo Tolstoy I love irises….I mean I really love irises. So much so, I swoon all spring as they start to bloom from the first dwarf bearded iris to the...
View ArticleWhen Winter Won’t Wait
” I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That’s art to me.” ~Maya Lin What is the garden if not a work of art….a creative design, a work of love from our very...
View ArticleMeet Donna Marie
“It sounds corny, but I’ve promised my inner child that never again will I ever abandon myself for anything or anyone else again.” ~ Wynonna Judd I met up with Donna Marie this past year when I was out...
View ArticleAllowing in 2022
“Once the soul awakens, the search begins and you can never go back.” ―John O’Donohue The past two years I have been on a personal quest. A healing of sorts for my body, mind and spirit. And it wasn’t...
View ArticleI Wonder As I Sonder
“Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone is a writer, some are written in the books and some are confined to hearts.” ~Savi Sharma As the second half of my 100 Day Project starts today, I have been...
View ArticleEmbracing the Long Road
“I have learned to live my life one step, one breath, and one moment at a time, but it was a long road. I set out on a journey of love, seeking truth, peace, and understanding. I am still learning.” ~...
View ArticleAn Old Pathway
“We have strayed off course and need to find our way again. An old pathway, overgrown and forgotten, is waiting impatiently to lead us back home.” ~Mary Reynolds, from The Garden Awakening I have been...
View ArticleIn a Vase on Monday-Birthday Fanfare
Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears. ~John Lennon It is a hard thing to surprise me. My husband never thought he would pull it off. But I am getting ahead of...
View ArticleThe Blue Vase
Almost every morning when I go to the studio to work, I discover a fresh rose in the bud vase on my dressing table… one living and vital thing in a dusty arena of powder and tissue and matches and...
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