Jan 24, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 24 Today I helped my friend repot some houseplants. They were sent in a basket as a gift, and like most such dish gardens, the plants could never live for long in that configuration. This type of collection is usually in a container...
Jan 12, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 12 I’ve been having an email conversation with Lois se Vries, another garden writer who is interested in cultivating a meaningful life, beginning in the garden. I’m pleased to hear about her blog, and wish her well…the more of us that...
Jan 10, 2010 | Garden Prayer, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 10 Today I did two things that I don’t do often enough. I went to church, and took my dog for a walk at a local dog haunt. At the Barnstable Unitarian Sunday services, Kristen Harper gave a thoughtful and moving sermon about the New...
Jan 8, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 9 I received two emails that came together in my garden today. The first, from my friend Marcia, said, “I know that you’re very busy (from your blog) so I insist on a very brief answer, only at your convenience.” When I got this...
Jan 5, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 5 Anyone who’s been gardening for more than three years has experienced failure. I don’t care how many green thumbs a person has, at some point there will be plants that sulk or die. When we garden, we grow catastrophes, fiascos and...
Dec 22, 2009 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 22 Winter is a season of contrasts: white snow, black tree trunks, and luminous, colorful sunsets. I love the feeling of the cold air on my cheeks, and hate having to wear a coat when I go out. It’s frigid outdoors, and the woodstove...
