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Report From PIA – March 10
It was the third day above fifty degrees in this area, and it’s amazing to see how the plants are responding. As I walked around Poison Ivy Acres with The Dog I saw emerging tips of daylily foliage, blooming crocus and many weeds. The chickweed and assorted grasses are green [...]
Report From PIA – March 8
I arrived home from the Midwest late this afternoon, and as always, felt grateful to be back at Poison Ivy Acres. It was above fifty degrees, so it felt as if spring is near. Notice I said near not here…I may be glad to be home, but I’m not delusional.
Since [...]
Report From PIA – March 4
One of my favorite tender container plants is Euphorbia ‘Sticks of Fire’. I’ve had it in a pot for about six years, putting it out in the summertime and inside for the winter. As I drive around my hometown today, and read emails about last night’s blog, I thought of [...]
Report From PIA – February 26
I walked The Dog about 6:30 this morning, and when we got down to the lake, I saw that the ice had disappeared. “Rapid progress is possible,” I thought. A message, from Spring to me.
This reminded me of the time in the 1980’s when I was in a spiritual study [...]
Report From PIA – February 24
Driving home after having dinner with a friend, I thought about the subject for today’s blog. “What’s here, in this day?” I asked myself. I truly believe that every hour, incident, and day contains information and inspiration that extends beyond our moment-to-moment experience.
“What’s here,” I asked again, and then it [...]
Report From PIA – February 22
My husband says that the birds are singing spring songs in the morning, and although I believe him, the landscape tells me that spring is not around the corner. I see open water on the lake, but the part of the pond that abuts Poison Ivy Acres is still frozen.
Sometimes [...]
Report From PIA – February 21
Continuing on from yesterday’s post about horse manure and intransigence, I’m thinking today about the courage to say that you might be wrong, and move forward.
It’s difficult for all of us to admit that we haven’t succeeded or that our original beliefs have proved to be incorrect. And yet, if [...]
Report From PIA – February 20
When I was preparing to leave after my talks at Sullivan Renaissance today, a woman stopped me in the atrium. “Can I ask you a question?” she said. “What do you think of horse manure?”
I told her that I thought that any manure was great for the garden, and that [...]
Report From PIA – February 19
I sat around the dinner table tonight with a group from Sullivan Renaissance, and we shared stories, experiences, talk of movies to watch for (the documentary Catfish) and good books recorded on CD. There was also some discussion about how these things are more and more being communicated on line.
Almost [...]
Report From PIA – February 18
There is one serious drawback to having a vegetable garden: It is so satisfying to go into the garden at 5:30 or 6 PM and pick dinner, that having to buy fresh lettuce and other produce in the winter absolutely sucks.
So for the past month I’ve been making plans for [...]