Garden
Happiness is finding my fall groove
October 9, 2009
The first week of October is coming to a close and I'm feeling good, really good. Happy. September was a bit tumultuous (always is) as we shifted from summer into fall. But now that I'm firmly rooted in Autumn I feel like I've found my groove and I can enjoy ...
Autumn's flowers
September 30, 2009
We have a couple friends in the hospital. After a bowl of three sisters soup (pumpkin, green beans, kidney beans) for supper we're driving down to Portland, where they both are, to visit them this evening. So this morning I went out to harvest what I could find still blooming ...
The sunflowers of late summer
September 2, 2009
Late summer is all about sunflowers - don't you think? It's also about transitions and shifting to new routines. So although these first days of September are blue sky beautiful, the type of weather so lovely it's almost dreamy, daily home life have been somewhat tumultuous. Coming down from the ...
August in my back yard
August 26, 2009
A slightly melancholy late summer poem. Words cannot fully express the ache that comes to my heart this time of year. Knowing this season of summer growth and beauty will end while fall's time of change and routine anxiously waits in the wings to begin. Not enough time, the month ...
Calendula, Salves and an Easy Soap Recipe
August 22, 2009
A bit of everything: why I love calendula, salve making and a soap recipe.
anniversary afternoon rainshower
August 12, 2009
It was a hot summer day yesterday, wonderfully so after all the rain we've had this summer. Having decided to make a special supper for my family to celebrate our anniversary I subjected myself to even more heat by firing up the stove to cook roasted tomato & basil soup, ...
Saturday's flowers
August 10, 2009
While my family was off hiking in the mountains yesterday I spent most of my day gardening. First I cut flowers for indoors. A fresh bouquet with steaming coffee, ahh... the very best way to start a day. sunflower leaf Then I worked. I weeded, pruned and deadheaded in all ...
