Jan 26, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 26 One reason I love having a dog, is that dogs are always completely and totally present. When you’re putting down the bowl of chow, a dog doesn’t think about the time you forgot to feed him. When you go out, he’s not thinking about...
Jan 3, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – January 3 More snow, off and on all day. It was the type of flurry that made me feel like I was in a snow globe and someone had just given it a good shake. Because we stay home and wait out such weather, winter can make us feel like we’re...
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 9, 2009 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – December 9 This morning I woke up and saw a slight coating of snow. Truthfully, my first reaction was to think, “This is nice; enough snow to change the landscape, but not enough to shovel.” I love snow and how it transforms the garden and...
Jan 15, 2009 | my gardens
Snow brings out my inner child…when the snow falls, I think it should be a holiday. Early in our marriage I confessed this to my husband during a snowstorm. He walked about a mile through 12 inches of snow to buy a bottle of champagne so we could celebrate. What...
