A very special E-shaped plant…
August 22, 2011 by Sharon
Filed under Grandchildren, Grandparenting, Sharon
One day last week, I was watching all 4 of Audrey and Matt’s boys in their back yard. 6-year old William was climbing over a rather formidable pile of to-be-discarded tree trunks. 5-year old Alex was climbing all over a rock that’s about 5′ tall. 3-year old Henry was demanding asking that I please push [...]
The Secret Phlox and a Marriage Proposal
I love flowers. I always have. I believe in their magical ways of transforming and enhancing any space. I believe in the symbols that come to be associated with them. And I believe that flowers do have their own language. But there is one little flower that took even me, a true believer, by surprise… [...]
Earth Day’s Great Gift
Last year I embarked on a project I called 57 in 52… attempting to complete 57 wonderful things in my 57th year in 52 weeks. I did it! I sky-dived, ran a half marathon, entered a baking contest, completed a Half Ironman, zip-lined, took pole dancing lessons, wrote a children’s book, winter surfed in New [...]
Tiptoe Through the Tulips
I love to garden. I love the smell of the earth… and the feel of it, too. I love beginning with a sea of brown and turning it into a sea of color. Gardening makes me happy. So why did I take a… well, 5-year hiatus when we moved into this old house of ours? [...]
