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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...
Sep 8, 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...
May 31, 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...
Apr 27, 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...
Mar 30, 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...
Feb 23, 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...
Jan 26, 2023


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 18, 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...
Nov 2, 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...
Sep 15, 2022


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...
Feb 8, 2019

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