These hellebores make me happy!
These hellebores make me happy in the January garden. I've had to relocate them several times as conditions changed in our garden. They thrive in the shade. We used to…
These hellebores make me happy in the January garden. I've had to relocate them several times as conditions changed in our garden. They thrive in the shade. We used to…
Our drawing group has responded to Omicron by going online. we sit down and start drawing, separately, at the usual time. Then an hour and forty minutes later, we meet…
Today's offering definitely features signs of spring. I'm heartened by the unfurling little maidenhair fern tendrils, and the ribes sanguinium flower buds. This one has white flowers, and it's named…
One of the reasons I make these botanical designs is that I want to share the joy that I get when I make them. For months I've posted them on…
African seed pod, cut up acuba leaves, sea urchin spines, daphne flower buds, smoky topaz beads, rock It's true, some days you just have to start over. I used to…
This too shall pass, and thank goodness for that. Woke up with a case of the "f-its". so reminding myself that everything changes, nothing stays the same is an excellent…
Mandalas do connect us. I just had a deep, moving conversation with a woman I knew only slightly til this morning. We both volunteer for the Center for Common Ground's…
I'm feeling like the other shoe is going to drop. We had four years of horrific chaos, cruelty and drama, and some part of me doesn't believe that it's over.…
Gratitude - one of the most amazing things about making this book and now this website, is how many people offer their gardens to me. "Take whatever you like, as…
There are signs of spring, aligning with the cycle of the Biden/Harris administration. Hellebores are among the first to bloom in my garden. The Mexican orange comes from down the…