There is great joy in my heart and a smile on my face when I first spy the Itoh peonies opening. Itohs are a hybrid cross between tree peonies and herbaceous peonies. I love their sturdy stems that can stand up to heavy rains. This deep pink peony opened on Sunday.
This sunshine yellow peony unfurled the petals of her first flower today.
They both hold the promise of many more blooms yet to make their debut. Which color is your favorite?
Gardens are sometimes one of life’s best teachers. Flower Roberts noticed an especially poignant lesson. I’d love to introduce you to her blog by sharing her little morning lesson with you.
Still learning. In every season of life.
Sweet! It looks like hibiscus ‘Tie Dye’ is going to put on another show.
As I take care of Momma, the familial aspect of Alzheimer’s disease sometimes scares me. That fear isn’t all bad, in that it helps me realize that it is true that my lifetime is just a “few handbreadths,” a “mere vapor” that will pass before I know it. What I do with my days really does matter. Continue reading “Life: Just a Few Handbreadths”
Notes on Seeing, Reading & Writing, Living & Loving in The North
All things come. All things go.
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CONNECTING HEARTS THROUGH WORDS
thoughts on the spiritual journey
the joy of creativity
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. - Isaiah 50:4
A retrospective of the photographs from my last garden plus a few meanderings based on my own experience and a love of all things Asiatic.
Connecting the Americas, Bridging Cultures Supergringa in Spain: A Travel Memoir
Travelling is my joy of living. Sit back relax and come with me.
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