Jul 18, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 18 We are midway through the summer, and there are two approaches to this time of year. Some people decide that they are “done” with their garden. They enjoy what they planted in May and early June, but they don’t want to place anything...
Jul 15, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – July 15 We often forget to walk around our lives with the expressed purpose of communicating love and gratitude. Daily life is busy, after all, and this landscape or these people must surely know that I love it/them, right? If we turn that back...
Jun 6, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – June 6 When my kids were young I would occasionally give them an incentive to do something that was difficult. “That’s terrible,” other mothers would say. “You should never bribe children because they should learn to do something just because...
May 29, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – May 29 When we moved to Poison Ivy Acres, one of the items on my wish list was a cutting garden. Fortunately, at the top of the property there was the perfect location for annuals and perennials intended solely for bouquets. We can, of course,...
May 27, 2010 | Garden Prayer, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – May 27 When we’re busy just keeping up with all of life’s necessities it’s easy to forget to work on thoughtful growth. At this time of year even my gardening can become a matter of checking things off the to-do list. Today I watered plants,...
