Jan 6, 2010 | Garden Prayer, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 6 I spent the day doing everything but writing, which isn’t a good thing because I have a book proposal to finish and three articles due soon. There are also talks I need to prepare for, so when I got home I went right to my photo...
Dec 24, 2009 | Garden Prayer, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 24 Early this morning my husband downloaded the photos from the Bird Cam that’s on our feeder. When I came down for coffee, he said, “Look at the computer,” so I went to the kitchen desk and clicked to bring the screen up. There was a...
Dec 14, 2009 | Garden Prayer, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 14 You have to admire plants for their willingness to grow. In a crack in asphalt, bit of soil underneath larger plants, or even in the crotches of trees, there will be a plant that’s ready to grow there. We love this can-do attitude...
Nov 21, 2009 | Garden Prayer, growing the spirit, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – November 21 Although still plagued by a heavy-duty head cold that had me feeling totally sorry for myself, I spent a few minutes in the garden today. Most of the time I was keeping my husband company, i.e. watching him work. But before coming...
Oct 29, 2009 | Garden Prayer, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – October 29 I was sorting through photos of gardens today, and those that featured structures caught my attention. Arches, arbors, huts and pergolas, all of these called to me. Such structures are important in the landscape because they provide...
Oct 16, 2009 | Garden Prayer, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – October 16 If you’re not feeling tip top – not absolutely depressed, mind you, but just a bit blue and not-quite-up-to-snuff – I recommend the following: exercise, prayer and homemade soup. It was grey, cold and damp today, and although nothing...
