Back from holidays

Over a week ago we were in the middle of our holidays in the beautiful Kawartha Lakes area of Ontario. Being 2 1/2 hours away by car is different from flying to a far-flung island, but it was a good … Continue reading →

Noticing the Good

“How often do we fail to take-in, or even notice, the good moments of our lives?” -Renate Donnovan The biggest headlines in the newspaper is usually about bad stuff happening to people, while the good news often takes a back … Continue reading →

Updates from my garden

It`s rainy today but my flowers in the beds around my yard still brighten the place. Here`s a peek at what`s growing strong.   carnations in variegated pink and white         gaillardia and coral bells   Daisies … Continue reading →

Piece by Piece

This past week while I was at Write Canada in Toronto, I posted my latest blog piece for Canadian Writers Who are Christian. It was a busy several days on faculty, both teaching and learning. Here’s my piece: I’ve always … Continue reading →

Garden is growing

My husband and I were out in the garden tonight. We lifted the netting on our raised beds so I could weed around our growing plants.  Here are the tomatoes and a few of the basil plants. Our grandchildren like … Continue reading →

Garden is growing

That rain we had for an entire weekend really gave the gardens a boost. Seeds sprouted and plants grew taller. The basil seedlings left over after I put in my raised garden were pretty small so I cut the bottoms … Continue reading →

More than we desired

This morning I looked out the window into a fresh new day and saw the evidence of all the rain on the weekend. Roofs washed clean, the grass already looking greener and the plants standing up tall. And the sun … Continue reading →

Time to Plant the Garden

Friday was the day, like “X marks the spot” on a calendar. The day, rather the evening, that my older two granddaughters would help me plant the garden. We had a conversation weeks ago about what we would plant and … Continue reading →

The yucca root grows deep

I wanted to do some planting tonight. I managed to put in a few new perennials, Euryopa Margarita, but not where I wanted to put them. As I dug, it became apparent that the Margarita would not work in that … Continue reading →