My mother died on the afternoon of the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. I remember the amplified stillness that came over Mom's house where hospice carers came and went. I sat outside, watching for signs of change, distracted by what was happening inside-- listening for Mom, checking the time for the next dose [...]
Labor Day weekend is always a time of goodbyes--to beach swimming, enthusiasm for tending the garden, and white pants. I said goodbye to my son last Saturday as he set off on a four month trip to Asia. My husband's dear Uncle Roy went off to heaven at age 96. And our grandson said [...]
Seeds are my Mother's Day gift. My first without my Mother. Tall bellfower, leadplant, old field goldenrod, spotted Joe Pye weed, copper shouldered oval sedge, milkweed, all in clear plastic bags labeled with growing instructions. Sun exposure, soil type, moisture ideal for them. The seeds range in appearance from cottony wisps, to the smallest [...]
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