Self Care is the mindfulness focus for the week. In observing the garden, it’s obvious that plants have an internal wisdom about what they need and how to get it, even though they can’t move about. (I do like to imagine when we’re not looking that they do move about like the Ents in … Read more
Patience is the mindfulness focus word for the week, inspired by blueberries and the solar eclipse. When I first moved to Denver, a long time resident told me I could NOT grow blueberries in Colorado. I love blueberries so I ignored that information. I have waited 5 years for blueberries to grow on … Read more
Mindful Action I’m writing this on Thursday instead of my usual Sunday because I have felt fuzzy about the mindfulness focus for the week and its connection to the gardening world. I woke up on Sunday morning to find that a young woman had been killed by Nazis on American soil and … Read more
Return to Center – this week’s mindfulness focus was inspired by my tiny goji berry plant that is not actually dead. Denver was brutally hot the weeks I was away. And when I returned all the leaves had shriveled and fallen off. I chalked it up to one more sad thing. But this … Read more
I returned home from Pennsylvania to find my gardens very much alive, in spite of the blazing Denver sun. Thank you to all my wonderful friends and family who were watering. As I wandered through the gardens, I discovered three tiny pears on my pear tree. And that is a small miracle. … Read more
Grief is like a river. Sometimes it is just meandering, and quietly tugging at your heart. At other times it is a raging river threatening to capsize the boat. But it seems to me that even in the worst of it, there are places of refuge. I am so grateful for the … Read more
In a week when I have lost one of the dearest people to me on the planet, writing is again a challenge. However I know that Sam (1) enjoyed reading my blog posts, most of which were inspired by things the two of us talked about. So he would be happy to know I … Read more
There is a tree across the street from the window I’ve been sitting at for the past few days. It’s actually across the street and behind another house. But it’s a massive tree, maybe 70 feet high, so you notice it right away from the window. It is not just the size of … Read more
Courage is the mindfulness focus word for the week, inspired by borage (Borago officinalis) in flower throughout my yard. Even though I’ve worked with courage as a focus word already this year, the borage plants and life events are calling me to revisit the concept. About Borage Borage has a strong association with courage. According … Read more
Challenges of Writing I promised myself at the beginning of the year that I would create a blog post every Sunday, with a focus on gardens and mindfulness. It has been a positive endeavor for the most part, but the year has been challenging and some posts have been hard to write just because … Read more
