What are the conditions we humans need to blossom? To me, it seems as if there should be many blossoming moments in our lives, when the conditions are right for us to burst from our tight buds and become our best beautiful selves. And so it is in the garden. Maria Rodale I suppose we... Continue Reading →
Summer Life on the Farm
Porch-swinging after a swim, cold sweet watermelon, cucumbers, corn, tomatoes, and zucchini from the garden
Planted By Water: The swollen muddy Mississippi River dressed in poppies
Traveling in Louisiana, I visited the Mississippi River at Vidalia. I went down along the banks under the two wonderful bridges that run side-by-side like sisters holding hands and skipping between Louisiana and Mississippi. How different the river looked from that perspective! Trees stood up to their hips in the flood water and I watched... Continue Reading →