Feb 6, 2009 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
It snowed again last week and we all complained. More snow?!? It was a heavy, wet snow, and I was glad that the Maffei guys would be coming to plow my driveway. It has been the pattern that a sodden snow is followed by frigid weather, so everything that is melting...
Feb 1, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
My church recently began a brick walkway fundraiser. The path from the parking lot to the church is being laid with bricks that are engraved with names, dates, or other information that someone feels is important. I ordered two bricks. One says, “Plant a Garden” and...
Jan 25, 2009 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Uncategorized
My first experience with mail order was in the mid-1950’s. In the back of my mother’s magazines I saw a small ad that read, “100 Dolls for $1.00!” A hundred dolls for only a dollar… this was deal that I could not pass up. I found an envelope, put my crumpled dollar...
Jan 21, 2009 | Garden Celebrations, growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
January and February are two of my favorite months. It’s not that I like walking on icy sidewalks or shoveling snow all that much. I just love that it’s time to order seeds, and begin starting them indoors. At the garden center, later in spring, people will ask...
Jan 11, 2009 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens
Today was a combination of rain, sleet, and snow. The rain garden is half filled with slushy water. I gaze at this planted puddle and think about all of the plants that are said to not like wet feet in the winter. I’m hoping that the plants I’ve put in this garden...
Jan 8, 2009 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Pet Peeves
One of a friend’s pet peeves is when people say “No problem.” She’ll ask the waiter for more water in a restaurant, for example, and the waiter will respond “No problem.” as if getting her more water might be a problem. I’ve...
