Dec 18, 2009 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 18 After traveling all day to get home from San Francisco, with, can you believe it, catching another head cold, I am not in the best of shape for posting something thoughtful. I do want to say, however, that one of the great things...
Dec 17, 2009 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 17 It was my last day in the city, and I had fun doing city things. The Museum of Modern Art, a French bakery for breakfast (and provisions for the plane tomorrow) and shopping for gifts. As much as I enjoy being in the city for...
Dec 16, 2009 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 15 I am spending a couple of days in my favorite city, San Francisco, and seeing some plaques on Union Square has me thinking. Set into the low walls around the square are brass plates depicting California native plants. Although there...
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...
Dec 13, 2009 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 13 I went to a holiday craft fair today, and at one booth admired some felted wool scarves. Some were covered with dots of different colors, and others with leaf-shapes. They were beautiful, and I told the artist so. “You must enjoy...
Dec 12, 2009 | Inspiration, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From Pia – December 12 My commitment to blog every day has been a wonderful thing. Yes, there have been a few times when I’ve sat down at the end of the day and thought, “Now what?” There is always something to write about in the...
