Poetry Friday: Oceans of Trash
A Bottle Cap Plastic Bags Straws A Cup with Iced Coffee Air Fillers for Packing Boxes Forks, Knives, Spoons, Plates Take out containers Saran Wrap All Plastic. Discarded, Floating, Moving…
Month: November 2018
Christmas Trees: Real or Fake?
Celebrating the Season Do you celebrate Christmas? If so, do you have a real Christmas tree or an artificial one? I am wondering because for the first time in about…
Qualities of Leadership Series #3: Integrity
This is an ongoing series on my blog regarding leadership. It was prompted by the response I got to an initial post on What Is Leadership? This was followed by…
Plants Surviving with Benign Neglect
For the flower gardener that I am, you would think I would do well with houseplants. But, houseplants are a different breed. Some are very touchy and sensitive, like a…
Seed for Thought
Seed-spiration My seed buying for next year has already started! I’m only five or six months ahead of time! We are planning a prairie garden for a space behind our…
Silent Sunday: Steinheim Castle of Alfred University
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Poinsettias
Poinsettia’s are some of my favorite plants. Cee’s FOTO Challenge for today is on this lovely specimen. The holiday season really doesn’t start in my home until I have a…
Black Friday: Shopping (or Not) & Christmas Music
I have only been out once on Black Friday, the traditionally American, post Thanksgiving activity. It was over twenty years ago. I went to Joann Fabrics first, I think when…
