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Sowing Seeds
What I sow and when, where and how I sow it not only pertains to seeds and what kind of garden I have; it also determines what kind of life I have. Continue reading
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Tagged Composting, Faith, gardening, Greenhouses, Heirlooms, Horticulture, Hybrids, Lemon Balm, Life, Maturity, Organic, Seeds, the bible, Wisdom
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Narcissi
Nemesis, the goddess of revenge, learns of Narcissus’ self-centered cruelty and lures Narcissus to a pool where he drinks, then sees, and falls deeply in love with “all the things for which he himself is admired.” Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Botanny, Echo, Flowers, gardening, Italy, Litterature, Machiavelli, Narcissus, Obed, Poetry, Psychology, Roman Mythology, Spring
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Buckets
We’re kind of like buckets. We hold lots of stuff, and we carry that stuff around with us everywhere we go. Some of the stuff can be useful, some of it can be sweet as candy, and some of it can be nasty, unpleasant stuff. Continue reading
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Tagged Bucket List, Candy, Cars, Construction, Faith, Firewood, gardening, Life Skills, Pets, Shooting, Tools, Winston Churchill
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The Harvest
A young Amish man struck up a conversation with me many years ago while we were both shopping in a local harness shop. He told me my sons were about the same age as his daughter who was at home and very sick. Continue reading
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Tagged Amish, Autumn, California, Christianity, Draft Horses, Faith, Fall, Farming, Fatherhood, gardening, Harvest, Indian Summer, Life, Minnesota, Ohio, Parenting, Pennsylvania, Prayer, Relationships
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Falling for Autumn
Autumn, or fall as most folks call it, is the favorite change of seasons around our house. We don’t have central air. After melting all summer, we can finally begin to sleep again at night and wake with energy to … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple Dumplings, Baseball Playoffs, Brig Niagara, Church, Corn Mazes, Doritos, Fall Festivals, First Day of Fall, Flanel Shirts, gardening, Halloween, Hot Apple Cider, Hot Rods, John 3:16, Monarch Butterflies, Photography, Pumpkin Pie, Southern California, Stargazing, Sweaters, Wooly Bears
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Slow Food
Do you have fond memories that are associated with the enjoyment of food? After busy, fast paced weeks of school activities and parents working long and changing shifts, I loved the opportunities weekends gave us to slow down, to break … Continue reading