Growing Along the Trail: September Fields
Through the front of door of my grandparents' home I stare at the hazy blue mountains. Farmer John's field slopes gently down, the farm...
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- May 31, 2023
Growing Along the Trail: May Wild Geranium
Thus far in my native plant journey, I have shared stories about the noticing the plant for the first time, sometimes with a childhood...
- Apr 27, 2023
Growing Along the Trail: April Hepatica
Some encounters with a new face stay with you for a long time. In this case, the face was a flower found in a most unexpected place. I...
- Mar 30, 2023
Growing Along the Trail: March Trillium
How do you spend your March? Do you listen for the sounds of birds returning home? Maybe you watch for the first sign of flowers, those...
- Feb 23, 2023
Grow Along the Trail: February Goldenrod
Last month, I shared my love for the coppery tones of Winter Beeches which color the forest in winter. This month, walk along the trail...
- Jan 26, 2023
Grow Along the Trail | Chapter 1: January Beeches
Winter can be a hard season to enjoy, can't it? As a child, I would mourn the snow melting as it tends to do in Ohio, and rejoice when it...
- Nov 18, 2022
tips for writing meaningful cards
People these days often like a card with something already written in it. Sometimes it is hard to find the words if your natural bent is...
- Nov 2, 2022
The Turning of Seasons
The fog hangs low outside my window this morning as I write, reminding me that colder weather is coming. I am one of those strange folk...
- Sep 15, 2022
On Painting Wild Things
It may have come to your attention, if you have followed me for some time, that my work is taking a different direction. I thought I...
- Feb 8, 2019
Tea Cozy Experiment
Sometimes you just have to rescue the clearance teapots. I could not pass this one up at Target—only $8! I also love black ceramic, and...
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