Deb and Don Burger think out of the box so much, following creative urges. I love, love their ways of being in the world. Since they moved away last year, I’ve missed seeing them in town, so it was great to visit them a few days ago. When I knew I’d be driving to Kentucky in April, I contacted Deb and Don to see if I could visit them in … [Read more...]
Seek What Matters
This morning, I move plants multiple times to catch sunny spots through the windows. I muse about the last weeks of Dad’s life when he asked to move near me. And once he was here, it wasn’t working. So he asked me to move him back to his Charlotte house. Oh, my. So much in me was tired from the spur-of-the-moment journey moving Dad … [Read more...]
Frozen, Thawing, Broken Open
When a winter blast the first week of spring blew in, Ben found our Crown of Thorns plant on our front porch the next morning feeling rather frozen. Darn. Wish we’d pulled it in overnight, but we didn’t anticipate the low temperatures. It’s inside now, and we so hope it can recover from the tundra’s effects. This wounded plant in our … [Read more...]
Massage the Soil of Your Soul
My partner Ben nurtures the soil of his vegetable garden with free manure available at a nearby forest. His love for gardening lives inside his ancestry, his genes, and his heart, making these sunny days of early spring a gift to Ben’s soul. He’s seriously in heaven fiddling around outside this time of year, picking rocks from the garden, … [Read more...]
Cultivating Clarity
These March days, Ben’s excitement for our garden is fun to witness. He added manure during the mild winter, and he’s purchased seeds locally and through the mail. We’ve had seeds germinating in pots and other containers for quite a few weeks. And this morning, Ben said he’ll plant peas after work. The onions already are in. I smile and … [Read more...]
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