“Looking for inspiration and relaxation? It’s all in your own backyard.”
Report From PIA – March 3
There are as many ways to design a garden as there are species of plants, and every gardener has his or her own personal style. From formal, symmetrical layouts with crisp brick paths to mingling grasses and flowers in almost-wild meadows, we each have our preferences and desires.
I love to [...]
Report From PIA – Feb 1
Every time I pull into the driveway I see the fence we constructed to hide some utility boxes. OK, OK… we didn’t build them, my husband did. This barrier does the job, but the shape of it bothers me. It kind of screams, “Structure to hide something even more ugly!”
So [...]
Report From PIA – December 13
I went to a holiday craft fair today, and at one booth admired some felted wool scarves. Some were covered with dots of different colors, and others with leaf-shapes. They were beautiful, and I told the artist so.
“You must enjoy that element of surprise as they come out,” I remarked. [...]
I once read that as people age the parts of their brains that are open to new things starts closing down. People are unlikely to want to listen to newer types of music, or alter routines. Bummer. This must be why my father once said to me “Doesn’t all rock music sound the same?” [...]