Wonderful, beautiful people, things and moments come into our lives, and poof, before we know it, they’re gone. These two lovelies need to be on the “remember me list” for the dark, dreary days of winter. It’s a beautiful day, one to be stored in my memory and brought out when I need them. Have … Read more
This is the “in between time” in my garden. The beauty of many of the summer blooms are gone but the burst of fall colors haven’t yet arrived. It’s similar to one of those days that none of us enjoy, ho-hum. Thank goodness for my zinnias, the Joymaker’s space. Those colorful flowers are still making … Read more
Let’s talk about purple today…or is it violet….or is it lilac…or is it lavender…or maybe orchid? Whatever you call it; it certainly is beautiful and eye catching in the garden. Everyone has a different word to describe this color that’s simultaneously warm and cool. It’s the most intuitive of all colors. It can be rich … Read more
This is the time of summer in the garden when not much is happening. Nothing new is popping up. I’m getting a tomato here, a tomato there, nothing major, not much at all. We haven’t had any rain, and my flowers as well as myself have been in a holding pattern, ho-hum. There’s always next week. I … Read more
After weeks of rain, rain, rain, we finally had a week filled with sunshine. I wonder if people who don’t have rainy day after rainy day can fully appreciate the feeling of warmth and happiness of the sun shining on their face. Hmm, I wonder; I know I can. Anyway, I loved all that sunshine this … Read more
Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With yarn and paper and chachkies of course, How about yours? This garden like all others is a work in progress. So like all gardens, it requires testing, watching, tending, and in this case, its own method of planting – creativity seeds. I guess it would … Read more
This week let’s have some fun and THINK PINK. The color pink is sweet, romantic and charming. It’s cotton candy, a celebration and fun, excitement, youthful, warm, playful and tender. Pink is nurturing and soothing. It represents the feminine principal, the survival of the species. If you like pink you’re loving and sensitive. You’re friendly … Read more
So far, so good – week 2. That says a lot since this was really a tough week. I find it so hard to believe that it has been 10 years since Joe’s gone. It’s hard to go through the motions, move forward, begin again, after such a difficult loss. The good news…my grandchildren are here so there are lots of … Read more
