Truly in the autumn season
The weather turns cool, annual flowers fade and die off, the wind is colder when it blows and shakes the leaves off the trees, a bit at a time and often in a flurry. Still there can be a few … Continue reading →
The weather turns cool, annual flowers fade and die off, the wind is colder when it blows and shakes the leaves off the trees, a bit at a time and often in a flurry. Still there can be a few … Continue reading →
Monday afternoon, my husband and I set out for a walk in a natural park within our city limits. I was due to have a photo session there the following day. My photographer, David McCammon, suggested that we go out … Continue reading →
The parable of the sower is rich in imagery for anyone with a garden. Anyone who has ever planted knows about weeds. They take on a life of their own, growing in the best tilled and prepared soil. They’re just … Continue reading →
This past week I had opportunity to talk with a friend from one of the organizations that I belong to. She admitted, on our phone call, that she’s been struggling over the last few weeks especially. They’d had worry … Continue reading →
Today marks 50 years of celebrating Earth Day. From space.com you can read where it started and about a challenge this year to build a planet with Lego. Fifty years after an astronaut’s photo of our home planet gave rise … Continue reading →
Income tax papers submitted, inventory counted, and a client’s work well on the way, I finally had time to read Nina Spencer’s well written article, “Lessons From the Freeway and Beyond: Making Space for Grace.” It seemed so fitting that … Continue reading →
I’ve been out for solitary walks, minding the social distance. I see the occasional couple walking together, a parent and child or an adult walking a dog. We all still need exercise in some way. I hear birds singing, … Continue reading →
This week, particularly, we’ve been feeling the cooler air move in, signalling the beginning of autumn weather. Leaves on the trees are beginning to turn colour and we’re seeing vivid reds on our street. Though not many leaves have fallen, … Continue reading →
My garden awaited on return from our holidays and so did my plans for canning and relish making. With a friend, we made dill pickles, bread and butter pickles and I made pickled beets on my own as well as … Continue reading →
This year we had opportunity to rent another garden space. I called it a plot and my friend Doris laughed at that, thinking quite the opposite of living and gardening. Oh, well. At last our garden looks like one. Most … Continue reading →