hope grows
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This Was 28 – Birthday Reflections
It was the first year I noticed how enchanting it was when spring shifted into summer. There was this charming haze that seemed to hover just above all the yellowed grass. Life was flying in the air, the dandelions (and some of them huge!) were a quiet parade along the roadside, and, of course, there… Continue reading
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Weary But Never Empty
“The weary world rejoices…“ We sing this and we say it. We live it, too. A weary world rejoicing does not mean we throw off weariness in order to rejoice, but that we rejoice while we are weary, because we have Reason to hope that this weariness will not last forever. And it won’t. With… Continue reading
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The Official Autumn Playlist
On every Tuesday afternoon in October I invited my neighbors and their children to spend time in the garden. Gardens are for people. That’s what I wrote in my garden journal for Year 2023, words from Monty Don, but ones I wanted to live out in Green Fables. I envisioned iced tea and glassware and… Continue reading
