Category: Nature
It’s Blooming Hanami Monday
It’s cherry blossom time or as the Japanese celebration of Hanami. Finally! This was the scene near me yesterday. They were late this year and every d... Read More
Be The Light
Some of you fell through the cracks. Subscribers that is and I apologize for any missing notifications. I’ve only been posting about once weekly, so if you’ve m... Read More
Think You Have It Hard?
On the weekend I went in search of signs of life or spring. On this day, for the past few years, cherry blossoms already emerged pink and cheery. Not this year. It’s as if Mother Nature did no... Read More
Why #WaterIs Everything
March 22 is #WorldWaterDay and I’m joining World Vision to spread awareness for people around the globe who need safe water sources. Despite impressive gains made over the last decade, 748 milli... Read More
When Irish Eyes Aren’t Smiling But
You know things aren’t okay when it’s 3 am and I’m racing to get a post up. After an excruciating day of slow and crashing computers I called my host, Godaddy and apparently they are... Read More
The Garden Muse Wisdom: Do This When Snowed Under
The stone garden muse has been literally snowed under and so have I: on every level. Buried with work and piles of papers, laundry and snow growing is this winter’s metaphor. It was time to dr... Read More
Monday Motivation: Gorgeous Rose Garden in Smell-o-Vision
Can you remember the smell of the perfume your grandmother or mother wore? How about the scent your baby’s or cat’s head? It’s all in your head. That’s how you can access you... Read More
From Imbolc, Candlemas to Groundhog Day
Here we go again. Groundhog Day like most holidays has pagan roots. It the old days badgers were used as weather prognosticators while celebrating Imbolc, the pagan Celtic holiday marking the midway p... Read More