International Arte Y Pico Award
Isn’t she lovely?
Isn’t she wonderful?
Isn’t she precious?…
Truly the angel’s best…
Stevie Wonder
Oh, my goodness. In the last twenty four hours I have found, left in the wee hours at my virtual doorstep, not one, but the equivalent of two delicious bottles of cream! One was left by dear Ewa in Poland, who, [...]
Posted on June 27th, 2008 by Kathryn
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Very early Saturday morning I felt Ruby lick my hand as I slept. “What is it, Ru?” No response. I drifted back into sleep. Again I felt a light lick on my hand. “You’re going outside,” I said. “Come on, Conner. Go outside with Ruby.” They jumped off the bed and made their way to [...]
Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Kathryn
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I don’t care what those oil pigs charge us for gasoline (oink, oink) I will not go back to a motorless lawn mower, especially now that I’m forever hooked on my new Lawnboy. Yes, Lawnboy. No, not that kind of lawnboy. My Lawnboy! Here he is, standing in the bright, hot California sunshine:
Here’s how he [...]
Posted on June 20th, 2008 by Kathryn
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Open book statuary at Nickel Creek Nursery (I LOVED it!)
“Gossip in the Garden”
“Good Morning Glory, what’s the
Four O’clock news?”
Johnny Jump-Up lost his shoes.
Black-eyed Susan has her eye on
you.
And the Tulips want a kiss or two.
Iris just wants Rose to know,
Sweet William is her favorite beau.
Busy Lizzie took her Butcher’s
broom
and chased the Cattails round the
room.
Poor Weeping [...]
Posted on June 13th, 2008 by Kathryn
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“Follow the compass of joy.”
–Barbara Marx Hubbard
This morning I arose early, as is my custom, and as I made my daily cup of tea and honey I found myself pondering a long list of possible places to visit with my camera. Oh, a long list, my dears. I took utter delight in imagining myself visiting [...]
Posted on June 8th, 2008 by Kathryn
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When Timber Press alerted me to a new book they were publishing about gardening and fitness I was immediately interested, as you might imagine, having written about the marriage of gardening and yoga. But I was not prepared for just how much I would utterly LOVE Garden Your Way to Health and Fitness by UK’s [...]
Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Kathryn
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