There is much more to planting a garden than pushing seeds into the ground. If you plant a garden with someone else, especially with someone you love, you just might find yourself talking about important things. That is because there is no clock in a garden and people forget about …
The cycles of life and the passage of time are illustrated so well in the keeping of a garden. Grandpa keeps one faithfully every year although most of the food is given away. Children are fascinated that the food they eat grows under the ground. Harvesting potatoes is very much …
There is nothing more beautiful than an autumn day. I have recorded years of days just like this one. They center around family, beautiful weather, good food, things from the garden and animals. Grandpa let the carrots go. And they did. The longer he leaves them in the ground the …
I have always thought that fresh flowers were good for my spirit. During the winter, I love to buy a bunch and split it between the kitchen and the bedroom. I love to add a drop of oil to the water. Sometimes orange and sometimes something herbal. I have a …
I feel something wonderful when the sun is going down. You can tell beautiful photo stories when the sun is going down. As long as you don’t point the camera right into the sun, you can watch activities and people in an ever-changing world just by moving around a bit …
In the early summer, my yard flowers are pink, purple and white. Now and then there is a yellow and an occasional red. As the summer progresses, the white daisies fade the Baby’s Breath goes dry and the hardy, fall-colored flowers come into their own. It is wonderful to walk …
Family Gathering 2019 There is nothing unusual about feeding horses when you come to Grandma’s house. There are some favorites of course and for very good reasons. There are horses in the field and in the stalls and sometimes in the corral. Tucker likes Pip. Pip is a tiny horse …
A Quick and Simple Post With a Lesson This is Tucker. Tucker is showing you his flip-flop. Can you guess where Tucker has been? Yes. That’s Right. He has been feeding the horses at Grandma’s house. What are those little things in his shoe? They are Goat Head Stickers. But, …
Every year we plant different annual flowers. Most of our flowers come back year after year, but in order to extend the “cut flower season” until September or later, it is necessary to plant some tall and colorful annuals. This bouquet is the third I have been able to cut …
Potato Time Grandpa picked up the phone and called around. He wondered if anyone was interested in helping him dig up his potatoes ? He knew that everyone was busy. If they couldn’t come, he would just take his time or try for another day. . . sometime before …
