Still growing

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Me, Sophie, and Granddaughter Mirabella in the garden

I was out picking peas in the garden one morning a few days ago when I started to think about how much gardening  tells and potentially teaches us about life. That’s if we’re ready, willing and able to listen, of course. Continue reading

Keep going

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The “new garden” at Cathedral Drive Farm, Hope Ness

Sometimes, in the absence of joy that comes from being in love, or otherwise feeling down for whatever reason, you just have to keep going.

Yes, there’s something to be said for simple endurance and survival, for just putting one foot in front of the other, for the knowing from experience that your life will get better, possibly in the very next moment.

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