Beautiful Things in the Quiet

Spring is a marvel. Over the last few years while living in the foothills I have watched spring burst, and I have slowly fallen for it. I realized about two springs ago I loved when the oak trees would burst into bright young green. It only lasts mere weeks (at most) and it's taken me… Continue reading Beautiful Things in the Quiet

Hope Is a Gangly Thing (the garden, the bridge, the baby quilt🌼)

The March Garden // 2023 March is the month I just have to hold on. By this time the garden is still pretty ugly, although by the end of the month it gets to being gangly. Gangly is different than ugly. With gangly there are palpable ends of hope and awkward bursts of something though… Continue reading Hope Is a Gangly Thing (the garden, the bridge, the baby quilt🌼)

A Mother’s Reflection on Time

We pass through it now. Going to the chickens or the goats. Or the bright yellow shed. It's the back entrance to our garden, a nod to time. Almost like the magic wardrobe in C.S. Lewis's The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. We walk through always getting older and somehow staying put. Immersed in… Continue reading A Mother’s Reflection on Time

Where to Find Spring Whispering

The February Garden - 2023 Near the end of the month I woke up to birds chirping. This must be the sweetest sound to hear after the height of winter and in February no less. The birdsong is sweet and felt in the soul. garden journal set to Page 2023💖 Spring is coming. It whispers… Continue reading Where to Find Spring Whispering