The Celebration Begins
As the heaviness of winter pulls us down, our heads drop and our shoulders sag. We plop easily onto couches, feeling little energy or light. But there are a few plants that remind us that change is in the air. A few early signs of spring are lifting up through the earth. Tentatively rising towards that seldom seen sun. Like festive little balloons, they announce that life … Continue reading The Celebration Begins
Book Review—Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
I just finished reading Gathering Moss and it was a lovely surprise. Not what I was expecting. I was expecting lots of pieces of science detailed and separate. What I got was one whole. A story, woven together with moss. I love this book and I love moss! I see it everywhere. As I’m walking across a gravel pathway at work….there it is! As I … Continue reading Book Review—Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Book Review—A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again. In one Age, called the Third Age by some, an Age yet to come, an Age long past, a wind rose in the Mountains of Mist. The wind was not the … Continue reading Book Review—A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Poinsettias
I always enjoy visiting Molbak’s Nursery in Woodinville, and over the holidays the poinsettia display was exceptional. Who would have guessed that the first United States ambassador to Mexico would bring back this lovely plant in 1828? None other than Joel Roberts Poinsett, who brought cuttings back to his greenhouse in South Carolina. I really liked these displays, especially the pairings with other plants. … Continue reading Poinsettias
Book Review—The Little Messenger by Jon Rosenberg
Recently I had the opportunity to attend a very special book club meeting. One of our members had invited her neighbor and local author, Jon Rosenberg, to talk with us about his book, The Little Messenger. Patterned after Dante’s Divine Comedy, this story has a familiar theme. We have to lose everything before we can truly find ourselves. We have to descend very low into … Continue reading Book Review—The Little Messenger by Jon Rosenberg
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