It’s the time of the year to get plants into the ground. It’s also the time of the year to watch out for freeze warnings. So many things to consider. Do I plant? Do I wait? Do I plant it here? Do I plant there? Will it get sufficient water? Will it be too tall
So, as we look at March we think about St. Patrick’s Day and shamrocks, a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and everything smothered in green. I discovered that shamrocks are clovers with 3 leaves! I thought it was 4! Apparently, the 3-leafed clover, the shamrock abounds everywhere. It grows in big
Each February we look at Valentine’s Day and chocolates, along with the loves of our lives and how to cherish them. This February, let’s look at cherishing ourselves. It’s so much easier to bestow love and appreciation upon the object of our affection than it is to honor and cherish one’s self. Surprisingly, one of the
Happy New Year! I’ve heard a lot of people say, “I’m glad this year is over! So many hardships and difficulties—it was awful!” Human nature calls to our awareness the difficult stuff. We often miss noticing the good stuff. This “negativity bias” evolved to keeps us safe from danger. Whether it was our own experiences or
‘Tis the season for gift giving. Will that one liked the gift I got them? What does this one want? Did I remember everyone? What about the candy and goodies I make? Did I make enough? Did they turn out ok? Did I stay within my financial limits? We can make ourselves crazy. Right?!? The good
I was fixing squash soup for lunch today and really having troubles. I just couldn’t get the peeler to take the skin off that squash! I asked Phil to come and help me. He also had trouble with it. We were both flummoxed as to why the peeler wouldn’t work! Well, Phil switched to his