When I went to visit a museum this past week, Eretz Israel, which focuses on the history and culture of the Land of Israel, I stumbled upon an exhibit, the winners of the 2009 World Press Photo Competition. The photos, divided into several categories, captured my attention because of their beauty, subject matter and depiction of the interdependent relationship[...]
Thanks to all of you who have visited the Garden Bloggers’ Idea Gallery over the past few weeks. From the public and private comments, it sounds like many of you are finding it as useful as I’d hoped. I intended to activate one new page every few weeks, but several came together sooner than I[...]
Although our culture puts a great deal of emphasis on gift giving for the holidays, some of the most treasured gifts that I’ve received over the years have been ‘words’ given by friends or family. The gifts have been poems, phrases or sayings, some personally authored. As you might guess, often the words refer to nature: but not always. Frequently, holiday gifts[...]
Dear Fran (of 1979), I’m writing this letter to you as a seasoned gardener who over the past 30 years of working the soil has made more than my share of mistakes: and has learned some things along the way. As your elder, I want to share some of what I’ve gleaned in the hope that[...]
Those of you who pay close attention to your blog stats may have noticed some unusual activity in your archives recently. That was probably me. For the past few weeks, I’ve been power-lurking through the garden blogosphere, rummaging through past posts, sorting through tags*, looking at your photos, and reading stuff that you’ve probably forgotten[...]