Category: Garden quotes
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
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
Roosevelt’s Advice On President’s Day
One of my favorite “can do” quotes is by Theodore Roosevelt and his advice fits President’s Day or any other day. Life, conditions and reality is never perfect. It’s bitterly c... Read More
Memories and Backdoor Thieves
One of my favorite long time readers disappeared during the unfortunate blog migration and he emailed me recently to see how I was doing. I guess he missed the email about the changes. Countless other... Read More
Monday Motivation: New York Blizzard
We were late putting away the lawn furniture this year. So late we figured why not leave a couple of chairs to measure snow accumulation. For fun. This was sn... Read More
Don’t Feed Your Inner Grinch
The holiday spirit was being siphoned off by my inner Grinch. Not that there is anything wrong with being a Grinch. It beat smiling a phony ho, ho, ho and isn’t it the most wonderful time of the... Read More
The Most Elegant Quote About Gratitude
Leave it to the French to come up with The Most Elegant Quote About Gratitude. But it’s somehow so perfect unlike the unruly vines outside my dressing room window. They’re wisteria that we... Read More