On a cool and breezy day in late October, I walked the labyrinth at the Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park in Traverse City, Michigan with a group of friends. Most came to the labyrinth with few expectations. I came with memories of other labyrinths I’ve walked. Like A Prayer At a labyrinth in Gayle’s…
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Catch Your Breath
Well, hello! I can’t believe we’re more than halfway through summer already. How about you? I thought it was time to refresh this website, so there’s a brand new look. Since late April I have It’s been mentally (and sometimes physically) exhausting. Needless to say, I abandoned this year’s blog “Mission.” It felt like I…
Mission 2023 October
Last year I set forth on a quest, a journey, a mission: that for which I am destined. I conquered a few things last year, like the back yard. In 2023, I’m on a different quest. It’s been tricky to narrow down what missions I want to make public. So in 2023 there are a…
Summer Hodgepodge
A “hodgepodge” is a confused mixture or jumble, and today I’ve got a hodgepodge of summer things for you. There’s a little about life, something about writing, and plenty about the garden. Life Hodgepodge In a lot of ways June and early July was a time of endings and beginnings. I get a half share,…
Big Secret Goal Reveal: Backyard Landscaping
As I wrote back in June, I’m not a natural born gardener. I learned about gardening in my 30s and then got a 72-hour permaculture certificate through the Women’s Permaculture Guild in my 50s. Having just migrated into my 60s, this summer was the time to really start in earnest on applying permaculture to the…
The Early June Garden
I’m not a gardener. I didn’t come to gardening naturally or in childhood. I didn’t grow up gardening side-by-side with my parents, grandparents, or anybody else. I mean, my parents gardened for a few years, but I didn’t want to be out there at all. Heck, I just barely wanted to leave my room. In…