I opened the door to the deck to see what this summer morning presented for outdoor sitting in my glider as I enjoyed my coffee.  A glance upward through the trees at the dark night sky, displayed the beautiful Moon hovering over the fields. I love the celestial scenes that present themselves so early in the morning as they create a beauty that captivates my mind and soul. The solitude of the early morning and nature’s exhibits become a sanctuary for me and allows me to ‘shut

Sipping my morning coffee mixes well with a sentimental journey. It seems that in those times when I am preparing meals, I tend to re-wind from conversations with my Momma and everything about her presence in the memory speaks love and comfort to my heart. She offered so much positive encouragement when I shared any concern with her. Her words, like jumper cables on a battery, gave me the boost I needed. Heartfelt, childhood conversations with my Momma have been shared in dif

As we tended to our grapevine in mid spring, I noticed that small clusters had begun to form. That alerted me to the fact that we would need to guard their progress closely because the end of frost’s date for gardening is not until mid-May. Two occasions of frost warnings came not long afterward, and we covered the young vines at that time. Alas! Most of the tiny clusters did not survive. But the vine that provided the life-giving sap to the branches is very healthy. So, I wa

Dear Marcha, Wanted to inform you that your sister April will arrive in 4 days. Therefore, I kindly ask you to leave and take the cold shoulder with you. Jan was here a couple of months ago and I thought she'd never leave...I guess it was because we had to stay by the fire to keep warm and couldn't go shopping. We’ve all had fun but when April gets here, she will be dazzling with more color than you’ve ever seen her! She is acquainted with many things of nature that you proba