The Gifts of Crape Myrtle

Our town is aflame with crape myrtle at the moment. It’s everywhere you turn, lighting up merchant streets, neighbors’ yards and sidewalk strips with vibrant colors. The lovely crape myrtle tree has a special place in my heart, as it takes me back immediately and always to those days when Grandma was in her nursing […]

Posted on August 12th, 2008 by Kathryn
Filed under: Plants | 35 Comments »

Hwy. 12–Sonoma’s Wine Country

In 1995 my Grandmother turned 96. This turning implied more than a turning of the page. It was a turning of the corner. After effectively caring for herself nearly an entire century, she simply could do it no longer. Clearly. After soul searching and chest pounding and tears and prayer I took a step I […]

Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by Kathryn
Filed under: Sacred places | 34 Comments »

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