Tag «Gardening»
Episode Thirteen—Destination: North Carolina
First stop in our action-packed day: Campbell’s Covered Bridge. This is the last remaining covered bridge in South Carolina. Really beautiful spot. Look at all that granite. The bridge has been closed for maintenance and painting. It looks like new. But not underneath. There’s water and green everywhere you look! Here’s a shot of Beaverdam …
Episode Three—A Day at Mount Vernon
Easter Décor—Does That Mean Spring is Finally Here?
There are times when celebrating the seasons with decorations is more an obligation than a joy. Not so this Easter. Sparser than trimmings in other seasons of the year, I had a good time putting them up. We’ve undertaken two ginormous home improvement projects in 2023. First, it was installing new quartz countertops and tile …
The Last Pinecone
Journey to the California Central Coast – Episode Three
Journey to the California Central Coast
Seeking Inspiration
Gardening During the Days of Covid
Since gardening is considered essential, a trip to the nursery was a treat in 2020 here in Los Angeles County. I was astounded the first time we visited because there was not a single seed packet available. I inquired if they were about to restock and was told everyone on earth had taken up gardening …
Hunkering Down
Those are two words I never thought I’d write in a blog. How are you coping? I’ve listened to a lot of sermons in my life. Frankly, few are memorable, but one from my youth seems appropriate. The pastor reminisced about an old friend, a fellow-pastor from Great Britain. During the Second World War, he …