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 23, 2009 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 23 Whether I’m doing a landscape consultation on a client’s property, or speaking to those who attend one of my talks, I frequently find myself saying, “That plant isn’t worth saving… toss it in the compost.” The person I’m speaking to...
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...
Dec 21, 2009 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 21 Yesterday about 20 inches of snow fell on Poison Ivy Acres. It’s hard to judge the exact amount because the wind’s sculpting of the snowfall…some places it’s a foot deep, while in other areas the drifts are over three feet. I’ve...
Dec 20, 2009 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 20 It snowed all day, and I still have a cold, so it seemed like a good day to write and bake cookies. I’m working on my new book, which has had the following working titles so far: Cultivating Life, Gardening Totally, The Ground...
Dec 19, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 19 One winter day when my boys were ten and fifteen years old, we went to the grocery store and as we left the youngest begged me to buy a scratch ticket. “Oh, honey,” I said, “they’re a waste of money. Only a very, very few people win...
