2012Jun 3
I'm stuck with severely anemic gardening skills, but somehow a little patch of lavender has emerged in my yard in spite of myself. Alice Hoffman says in her novel, Practical Magic, that we should plant lavender for good luck and to fall in love whenever we can. I think a little bit of both is due today.
2012May 28
In honor and loving memory of the people who have served our country.
2012May 7
What do I have in common with Martha Stewart? Well, not as much as I'd like. But I do have this pink rose bush thriving by the side of my house. I take it as a hopeful sign that the green thumb emerging on my hand may not be gangrene.
2012May 2
The sweet fragrance of honeysuckle in the air lulled me into a temporary state of cleaning insanity. I started with the blinds in the bedroom and quickly became distracted by illuminated dancing dust in the early morning light. After a few sneezes I decided to take a photo. Picasso has a quote about the dust of our lives and it leads me to think that even cleaning the blinds can somehow be an adventure in art.
2012Apr 23
My hubby bought me a present for my birthday, a DVD, "The Indigo Girls: Live at the Roxy."
We've been so busy lately so it's taken awhile, but we finally sat down to watch it late last night. By the time we snuggled on the couch together it was just me, the hubby, the dogs, and my diet pepsi.
I'm not usually a night owl. Even with the Indigo Girls to entertain us, caffeine was required!
2012Apr 22
I thought this quote from Richard P. Fenman's book "The Pleasure of Finding Things Out" was perfect for Earth Day. It celebrates the aesthetic appeal and art of nature while balancing it with the desire to understand the flower's beautiful complexity from a scientific perspective.