Flowers Emerge from Soil and Paintbrushes
March 1st, 2023Divine Greening of Spring The greening of earth is upon us as flowers emerge and spring arrives. The word “Viriditas” was Hildegard Von Bingen’s word for the divine greening of life. Although not officially spring yet, daffodils, hellebores, crocus, snowdrops and more are brightening our landscapes and hearts. Flowers blooming now, from […]
Garden Guided Meditation – Real & Imagined
September 1st, 2022GARDEN GUIDED MEDITATION – Real & Imagined September is my favorite garden month. The gardens are lush with flowers and foliage and mostly on their own. There is some weeding here and there, but it’s too late to plant for this growing season, too early for fall planting. It’s a month of rest. There is […]
First Frost – Last Flowers – Love’s Reminders
December 9th, 2016The first “hard frost” was a few days ago. I picked the last flowers blooming in my garden a few hours before.
The Healing Light of Roses
December 4th, 2015The beauty of roses in late fall have their own power. For me they are a healing balm and light. A light much needed in these darkening days.
In My Garden
July 13th, 2015I finished the crazy garden planting time a few weeks ago. Somehow in all the busyness surrounded by flowers, I didn’t make time to take photos. A few weeks ago, I took photos of what was blooming in my garden.
Flower Fix – In the Cooler
March 2nd, 2015Oh how I miss flowers and living colors this time of year. A few days ago with new snow on the ground I visited the wholesale flower district in St. Louis. I headed for the coolers full of flowers first.
Garden Blues
January 25th, 2013Yes it is that blue time of year when I miss the blossoms and greens of plants. I once had a psychic tell me I lived in Atlantis and my job was to help in the creation of new flowers that would bring healing with their beauty.
Flowers for Alesondra
April 11th, 2012Today I am very sad, as I have been since Monday when I learned that my cousin’s daughter had suddenly lost her life. Alesondra was a beautiful young woman who touched many lives and is one of the threads in the cloth of a close-knit family that reaches far and wide. A friend of mine once […]
Springtime Speechless
March 26th, 2012
Flower Love – Pink & Yellow Petals
February 1st, 2012It is winter and I need to find Flower Love somewhere. Flower Love is when your heart opens and you feel faint simply from seeing something so beautiful that you surrender into a state of awe. During all but four months of the year, I simply step into my garden for this experience. But in […]