17 Replies to “How the Garden Grows”

  1. Cynthia Guenther Richardson – Pacific NW – Hello fellow readers and bloggers, Writing has always been a powerful connector to diverse ideas and people. We each are a meaningful part of this beautiful, ever-widening web of life. Blogging enables more interaction, which I love even after 11 years of blogging posts on three different sites. For thirty years I was an addictions/mental health counselor and also a manager of home care services for elderly folks. Now that I have hit 70 and am more devoted to a creative life! I've published online or in literary journals/collections several times, including fiction and creative non-fiction pieces and poetry over five decades. Additionally, I was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for an excerpt of my novel-in-progress, Other than Words (the work gathering dust at present), about a mute dancer and her impact on her adopted community and a world-travelling photojournalist. I also am working on a connected set of stories about a close-knit town in northern Michigan. On Wordpress I enjoy writing about living richly despite (or because of) life's setbacks and a diagnosis of heart disease at age 51. Posts tagged "memoir" share spiritual adventures, interactions with nature, the healing of trauma's impact and challenges of writing full-time. Short stories and creative nonfiction, and poetry are favorite genres but I enjoy sharing my photography as well My hope is my offerings reflect a profound faith in God and our humanness which cloaks spiritual natures. I include myself as part of the diverse group of writers who discover and share the illuminating, positive experiences amid life's uncertainties and hardships. Let me hear from you when you visit--I appreciate your comments a great deal. Blessings and regards, Cynthia
    Cynthia Guenther Richardson says:

    🙂

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  2. judybarton – Still in love, complicated, almost stupid, interested to recognize herself. "Up to the age of eighteen years old everybody writes poems; after, only two categories of people may continue to do it: poets and idiots." (Benedetto Croce). Obviously I do not consider myself a poet.
    judybarton says:

    Hey! But there I see 4 lines!

    🙂

    I’m joking, sorry…yet I am very interested about that Anemone plant: is it Pulsatilla montana, that lives in the Mediterranean area? If it is, note that an Italian park chose it as its brand

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    1. 🙂
      We have been wondering what this is called for ages! THANK YOU for naming it and for the wonderful fact about the Italian park!

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      1. judybarton – Still in love, complicated, almost stupid, interested to recognize herself. "Up to the age of eighteen years old everybody writes poems; after, only two categories of people may continue to do it: poets and idiots." (Benedetto Croce). Obviously I do not consider myself a poet.
        judybarton says:

        lol!

        The park is Parco del Monte Barro, on the Como Lake!

  4. These four lines somehow remind me of John Keats’ To Autumn.
    ” ..; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees,..”

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  5. What a pretty little poem. So cheering in this dark time.

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  7. Lisa Ransom Smith – I am rediscovering my artistic side. I enjoy working in water-soluble graphite and pastels, but not together. My subject matter of choice is the landscape; ever-changing, inspiring and challenging.
    Lisa Ransom Smith says:

    I really like this one.

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  9. maureenc – south east Queensland – Supposedly retired ,I fit my fabric and fibre fanaticism in with sharing my life with , family and friends and a few other activities My star sign is Cancer;I love being near the ocean and live on the shores of Moreton Bay in SEQ;I enjoy listening to music of many genre,but prefer instrumental to vocal; Reading....I always have a couple of books and magazines on the "go" simultaneously;
    maureenc says:

    Thank goodness I checked back to see if I ‘d missed any of your postings!
    This is a true gem pictorially and word wise. I love it!

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  10. maureenc – south east Queensland – Supposedly retired ,I fit my fabric and fibre fanaticism in with sharing my life with , family and friends and a few other activities My star sign is Cancer;I love being near the ocean and live on the shores of Moreton Bay in SEQ;I enjoy listening to music of many genre,but prefer instrumental to vocal; Reading....I always have a couple of books and magazines on the "go" simultaneously;
    maureenc says:

    Reblogged this on KenMaursCorner and commented:
    I was checking through one of my favourite blogs, and found that somehow, I had missed this little gem. I’m so glad I found it!

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