Posts Tagged ‘autumn’
Plan, Prepare, and Protect = A Metaphor for Life
Cover and Care Yesterday, Jordan and I raked leaves in our backyard to cover and care for our tulips bulbs! Planting 100 Tulip Bulbs A few weeks ago, before the leaves turned and the autumn chill was in the air, I was thrilled to plant 100 tulip bulbs in our pollinator gardens. There were spaces…
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Lessons About Change From of Our Fascinating Ginkgo Tree!
Planting Our Gingko Tree This is a photo of our Gingko Tree that Jordan and I planted when Princess Shayna’s Invisible Visible Gift was orginally published in 1997. Leaves of the Tree The leaves of the Ginkgo tree grow in leaflet clusters, like a community of people and families. The branches grow upward and represent…
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Word Wednesday – “Winterize”
Word Wednesday • “Winterize” is my word for WordWednesday Definition • Verb – (North American) to adapt or prepare a garden, house and/or an automobile for use in cold weather. Pronunciation • Pronunciation – win(t)əˌrīz Usage • Last Saturday, Jordan and I practiced our annual autumn “Winterize” ritual to store all of our summer garden ornaments, take out some…
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Gardening can help to heal your heart!
Planning a New Garden I am back from my High Holidays respite. I have begun the new year of 5781 by planting in my new garden. I have sweet memories of working in the garden with my parents in the back yard of our home. It was a treat playing in the dirt and tending…
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