Spring on wings: a celebration
Spring on Wings: A Celebration When you think of spring, what pops up? Daffodils, crocus, cherry blossoms? Me too, but there is something else. Something equally joyful but insistent the way a flower...
View ArticleBee Grateful
“Hone and spread your spirit till you yourself are a sail, whetted, translucent, broadside to the merest puff.” Annie Dillard It was near this time five years ago that I received a gift I’ll never...
View ArticlePorch Sitting: an August state of mind
We told the realtor: “the porch swing is included in the deal, or no deal.” The house had a big white wraparound porch. How could the sale not include the porch swing? It would have been a porch...
View ArticleThe Garden is to the Gardener…
The Song is to the Singer and comes back most to him… –Walt Whitman from Song of Myself When you are a gardener, you must consider that friend and foe alike come daily to the gates of the city. The...
View ArticleWriting Redux
When you have a blog, a big part of the fun is finding like-minded souls whose writing you love. Sure, I read the newspapers but they give me a big headache. Apart from books, I look for entertaining...
View ArticleSummer Pleasures
The mid-way point of summer is a time of particular happiness. However, I am still finding it hard to write, especially with the research necessary to write about the Pilgrimage to Provence. These...
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