Today’s Blooms & A Quote “Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, but only saps today of its strength.”– A. J. Cronin About A. J. Cronin Archibald Joseph Cronin, the Scottish novelist who wrote as A. J. Cronin, had a full career as a doctor before turning to fiction. He was born on July 19, 1896, […]
watching bees
“When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily.”
hide and seek
“Don’t hide yourself from the world and don’t let the world hide himself from you!” Mehmet Murat ildan
“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything — anger, anxiety, or possessions — we cannot be free.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
A cello saved her life
Part 1. It was a cool spring evening in 1999. Sylvia sat at the side of the bed holding her grandmother’s hand as her grandmother shared stories of her life as a young lady in Hitler’s Germany. I was just 16 when my parents were deported and I had not seen them since. I was […]
finding Peace while grieving
I don’t make friends easily and I have always had trouble spending time with more than one person at a time. I had one main friend from 4th grade until I got married the first time. Yes, I talked to a few other people but I was not the kind of girl that wanted to […]
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
another walk through a garden
“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be.”– Kurt Vonnegut https://www.sooscreekbotanicalgarden.org/ Kurt Vonnegut, the acerbic American author, rose to fame with the novel Slaughterhouse-Five, loosely based on his experiences as a prisoner of war during the World War II bombing of Dresden. He was born in […]
I walked through a garden that was once a location of a garbage dump. It is amazing how a place can be transformed with some hard work, passion and love. This rock reminded me about how I want to be a positive reflection in the world. P
remembering mom
I get my love for gardening from my mom. She passed away when she was 40 and had just found true love. My step dad Marty took his own life shortly after Cancer took her life. For a brief moment yesterday I pretended that Mom and Marty where in the garden with me.