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Summer Lovers
Image from 123rf. For this week’s post, I thought I’d share a confession. It happened years ago, but the sweet memory lingers . . . * * * The affairs began within a week of each other this summer....
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Zen Doggie
Not our zen doggie, but looks pretty zen.By uıɐɾ ʞ ʇɐɯɐs from New York City, USA“A Dog Near the Old Road Restaurant in Mescalero, NM” via Wikimedia Commons As the Western Skies essays continue this...
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Hooray for Emma Watson!
There are times when it’s necessary to go “off topic” to something far more important than gardening, or books, or any of the other dozens of things I’ve posted about. Because “If not me, who? If not...
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Stove Love – Part I
Not my stove, but the same style and color. (Mine has the burners and front cover.) I thought I’d go this week with the theme of “nourishment.” It’s a writing theme I came upon when deciding a long...
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Stove Love – Part II
Last week I wrote about our family’s old stove, a stove I used while our children were young, while we were all growing up. It was a charming 1930s model, and we loved her, but as time went by things...
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Thank You for Your Patience!
A bear coming out of her den. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Flora’s Forum has been taking a break since Dec. 21st because, well, I really needed one. I think many will agree that 2016 might have been...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
This is the first thing I read when opening up The Gardeners’ Community Cookbook this morning. They seemed like the perfect words to share this Thanksgiving. With much love to all, Sandra From Smith...
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Universal Responsibility
“A View from Ghandruk” by Ammit Shrestha, via Wikimedia Commons
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Boys and Girls
“Boy playing with frog”, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, via Wikimedia Commons “I have a little friend. (I’m blessed with lots of little friends. This guy’s name is Ayden, and he is 7 years old. He was...
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Monthly Museletter—March 2018
“Lunar Libration” by Tomruen, via Wikimedia Commons This month we’re all about saving the planet, so roll up your sleeves and join us! (Thank you, Karla, for sharing your wonderful newsletter! ) —SK P....
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The Highest Evolution: Working with our Hands
The values we need are of knowledge: of how to live with Nature, of how to care, of how to share. I think you’ll agree—there’s no one like Vandana Shiva. I hope you’ll enjoy this short film and her...
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Battle In The Forest with Gisele Bündchen
“View from the top, from the airplane window, the Solimões River, looking like a large snake, as it is called by the natives. Rio Solimões – Amazonia.” Floresta Amazonica, Brasil, via Wikimedia...
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Monthly Museletter – June 2018
“Lunar Libration” by Tomruen, via Wikimedia Commons It’s getting very close to the longest day in the northern hemisphere. Can you believe it? The days are their longest, yet if you’re a gardener...
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The Chicken Chronicles book is About to Hatch!
(One mock-up of a cover design—not the final version!) Big Announcement: I’ve nearly finished a project I started on two years ago! It feels great to finally get to this place. And, as this project...
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On Being “Normal”
This meme made me think about all that we are facing these days, especially with our beleaguered Earth’s health (which is inextricably tied to our health). It takes courage to throw off “normal” and...
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Monthly Museletter—July 2018
“Lunar Libration” by Tomruen, via Wikimedia Commons Thank you, Karla, for sharing your Wisdome News! —SK P. S. If you’re from Colorado Springs and would like Karla’s full newsletter that includes...
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Trees, Trees, Beautiful Trees
“Bamboo and Tree Canopy”, October 19, 2015, by Kazuend, via Wikimedia Commons My friend Karla (who supplies all the great links and quotes for the “Monthly Museletter”) sent me a poem last week that...
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Bee Mine
If you haven’t seen this video yet, it’s a bee-youtiful story. When Fiona Presly found an injured bee in her garden, she took her in and helped her live out her life. The bond that she and “Queen Bee”...
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Strawberry Fields Betrayal
The post below is from a local woman I greatly admire. Sue Spengler’s a local middle school teacher who for many years ran her own school. She’s so many things to many people, one of those members of...
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