Garden of Green Fables
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Iced Lattes, Classic Tales, & Falling in Love Where You Live
Around this time of year, a copy of a Tolkien or an L.M. Montgomery classic will do. I sit on an old white garden chair, drinking some iced coffee or tea latte, marvel at the breeze, read the good stories, and listen to my children happily play. It feels like cheating some days. And by… Continue reading
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Fairies Move into the Summer Garden!
On a warm and cloudy summer morning I walked into the garden to find a fairy family had moved into the flower bed. Quite a history they must have, but I’m thrilled they ended up in our neck of the woods, or more accurately our garden in the northern California foothills. As you see here… Continue reading
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Spring Beauty: Embracing God’s Gifts Beyond Feelings
Life doesn’t always lend itself to enjoyment and there’s nothing wrong with seasons where you grit your teeth and get through it. This was a spring for getting through. And still it has been beautiful. The buttercups were plenteous, there was a late and glorious snow in April(!), the morning birdsong was notable, the butterflies… Continue reading
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Look Inside My Garden Journal + Tips to Start YOURS!
In last week’s post I wrote of reclaiming the lost art of winter. These colder, darker and much shorter days make way for the body to rest and for the heart with all its prayers and dreams to sit in the ground like a seed and be watered. It’s a deep breath. And oh how… Continue reading
