Dec 1, 2008 | Garden Celebrations, Garden Prayer, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Last week on the radio I referred to my property as “Poison Ivy Acres”, as I have on this blog and my website many times. Later that day I ran into one of my listeners and he said, “Poison Ivy Acres? Why that name? Aren’t there more beautiful...
Nov 27, 2008 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, products I love
It is Thanksgiving morning and as I drink my coffee I watch the birds crowd into the feeder. Cardinals, morning doves and a titmouse take turns with the blue jays. We have lots of blue jays. Just below the birdfeeder, four crows walk up the grass path from the lake,...
Nov 22, 2008 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
“Can I fold your laundry?” my mother-in-law asks. “That would be wonderful,” I reply. It’s nice not to have to do this routine chore myself, and I realize that it gives her a purpose and helps her to feel needed. My mother-in-law has recently moved in with us and we...
Nov 10, 2008 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, plants I love
Come ye thankful people come… this song echoes through my head at this time of year. When I was in grade school we sang it every fall…is this too much of a hymn for today’s schoolrooms? I hope not. Whether a traditional tune runs through your mind or not, at...
Nov 6, 2008 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
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...
Oct 25, 2008 | growing the spirit, my gardens, plants I love
It is the end of October and we are planting bulbs at Poison Ivy Acres. Lots of bulbs. Today we put in 330 Narcissus bulbs – several varieties. Most of the bulbs we planted were from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs and boy was I impressed with them. We’d...
