Greetings - happy Sunday evening. What a beautiful last two days it has been! Lovely weather indeed! I wish I could say that I got a ton of things marked off my to do list - but indeed, not a lot off the list, but still did manage to get some really important things taken …
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Self-Confidence, Popularity & Standing in the Rain
Happy Saturday - I hope your week was not filled with as much unsettled thoughts as mine! This week was such an interesting ride....so many emotions from the COVID shut down---things changing with my students---me trying to sell my seedlings & subscriptions. The COVID situation is so many different news stories - "we're all gonna …
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Time Is A Thief
As we sit by Joe’s mother’s bed side awaiting the end, I’m taken aback by the way her body has changed. Once a very spry & active woman, she now rests peacefully, in just a shell of what she once was waiting to go home. Time marches onward and forward, no matter what we do …
Happy Birthday Dad
Today marks what would have been dad's 73'rd birthday. For some reason I have a harder time with his birthday month than I do the month he actually passed away (April, 4 years ago). This year it occurred to me that I had forgotten it was his father's birthday also, and George Washington's birthday. The …
Winter Storm 2019
Woke up this morning to some great snow drifts! I was like a little kid scrambling out of bed to check on the snow! We took a hike out to the back of our 40 acres! Windy! Snowy! Beautiful! Hope everyone is staying warm & dry! What are some of your favorite snow day memories …
Crossing the Wheel
In response to the Paul’s Patch challenge -- taken off of Carolee's hearbalblessingsblog, let's take a look at the garden in winter’s depth, but also take a moment to remember the grand difference of summer’s brilliance to keep us motivated. I only wish mine was covered in snow like Carolee's!! We've had a very mild …
Branding & Marketing
This journey is not just about growing flowers & food, but it's also about growing a business. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to quit my day job. I have a full time job that keeps me plenty busy, but I am lucky to be able to take time off from that job during …
Baby Advice…vs…Gardening Advice
I remember planting my first garden years ago, a whole different life time ago.... Each time I'd mention I was going to try gardening, someone had some sort of unsolicited advice for me. And each time it was different, I never heard the same advice twice!! Still to this day, it’s something that makes me …
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