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...
Dec 11, 2009 | my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 11 The low is expected to be in the mid-twenties tonight; winter is here. Fortunately, along with the cold temperatures come some pleasures of the season. I love making a fire in the woodstove and brewing a cup of tea as the sky...
Dec 10, 2009 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 10 Some days are like a meadow: a little of this, a sprinkling of that, some flowers, a few grasses, and a bunch of weeds. This is what today was like for me, and I won’t bore you with the details. I did stop and notice, however, that...
