I was working on an article, and I found these lovely photos while I was on a search for something which worked with my piece. …
Gluten-free, dairy-free lemon squares or bars
Kay from Georgia Girl with an English Heart asked yesterday if I'd linked to my gluten-free, dairy-free, lemon squares recipe. …
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The Christmas season is upon us
Are you ready for the big day? No? I'm not either, but I've found over the years whether I'm ready or not, it still comes, and …
It’s the little things . . .
As I ate two, beautiful eggs from our chickens this morning, I thought, "It's the little things which satisfy." I'll try to …
Merely sleeping
One spring, forty years ago, a young girl toddled after her grandmother in the small yard behind her grandmother's white-frame …
The mighty amaryllis
Yesterday, I bought two amaryllis bulbs from two different places, one in a red pot from Whole Foods and the other at, horror of …
Attitude of gratitude: a gluten and dairy free life
I have so much to be grateful for this year. How about you? My mother is healthy for the first time in years, and my sister is …
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Why I plant alliums
I can hear you sigh. First, with delight, and then you remember purple alliums don't often return for a repeat performance here. …
Truly seeing trees
This time of year blog writing is all about color. Trees, bronzed and burnished by the sun, are semi-permanent fixtures of this …
Reconnecting to the garden
This has not been an easy year. In fact, it's the worst I've ever experienced, and I've gardened heavily since I was twenty or so. …
Welcome to the jungle
Gaze with me outside my kitchen window. Do you see Cousin Itt from the Addams Family instead of the iron arbor gate to my back …
In the slow lane
The Slow Food garden situated in the center of Indianapolis incorporates mind and body in its teaching while gardeners grow unique …