A spindly, pot-bound plant caught my eye. It sat in the garden, likely for years, waiting to be planted. It was barely alive. So we prepared the soil, added fertilizer and put its roots down deep. I watered and weeded and waited. For three years. This April its first blossoms appeared. I hoped the plant would …
I pruned back the hydrangeas a couple of weeks ago. It was a little early, maybe. And I’m no expert gardener. Just a reluctant beginner. Several how-to articles were read. My husband did it last year and they survived. So how hard could it be? I was pretty ruthless. Fortunately, this one is doing great. But …
Nine and one-half months I have lived in this house that is not mine... well long enough to birth a baby. But what has been birthed here? A lot of days go quiet, but she can't seem to hold the ugly in forever and let's it fly. And I want to fly... away. I told him the other night, …
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