Month: May 2012

27 Things A Day

Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough.  Author Unknown I don’t know where I first read about this but getting rid of 27 things a day for a period of time (9 days) has been on my mind lately. Here’s a good article that talks about it. After 13 years… Continue reading 27 Things A Day

only with scents

To-day I think Only with scents, scents dead leaves yield, And bracken, and wild carrot’s seed, And the square mustard field; Odours that rise When the spade wounds the root of tree, Rose, currant, raspberry, or goutweed, Rhubarb or celery… Edward Thomas, Digging

Let the rain kiss you.

Let the rain kiss you.  Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops.  Let the rain sing you a lullaby. Langston Hughes We got home late last night from our long weekend away…it was relaxing and quiet with lots of good meals and family time. I was a little worried about my… Continue reading Let the rain kiss you.

Organic Plant Foods

This post brought to you by Whitney Farms. All opinions are 100% mine. “To be a successful farmer one must first know the nature of the soil.” Xenophon, Oeconomicus 400 B.C. This is a picture of one of my flower pots grown last summer in organic soil. When you’re using 100% natural plant food you get… Continue reading Organic Plant Foods