How are you Feeling?This book is blowing my rational mind. It’s helping me to pay attention to feelings: the kind of attention I paid when I was 14 ...
The Problem with PetuniasThis year I gave up on petunias. While I love their happy faces and scent, the upkeep was not worth the trouble. By late summer they...
Worth the WaitPlants, like children, may take a while to fully bloom. Even though you till the soil and add the best amendments that you can; you...
True BlueMy thoughts were cold; stunted under the layers I had piled on for an early spring bike ride. My legs felt heavy as I pushed my pedals...
So-called CedarA hush of snow fell suddenly from the cedars. A branch snapped and dropped to the ground. The birds, that had been so well hidden among...
Marigolds & 'MatersSome years are just better than others for tomato plants. We’ve probably all watched that awful brown, blight creep over what looked to...
Double BlessingI walked outside to this lovely sight: a Praying Mantis perched on my rustic cross. It was going to be a good day. Humans have always...
Out of the BlueBy Cynthia Thomas We were gathered for this somber celebration. All dressed in our summer black and huddled together on a pavilion...
May or Mayn'tWhile March went out like a lamb and April showed real promise, this May has been more like "Mayn't," what with the cool temperatures and...
Flowers in FebruaryHello from Virginia where we’ve had a mild winter and some unseasonably warm days which has the saucer magnolia and cherry trees already...