Memorial Day 05/29/2010
IRIS BLOOMS   My Iris blooms are planted in memory of my former neighbor, Mrs. Sylvia Skipper, who passed away one month before our move to Big Valley. She was 90 years old. The Skipper family invited me to dig up their mother's Iris bed and take the tubers to my new garden in the valley. Each Memorial Day when the Iris bloom my thoughts recall this wonderful lady who taught me to grow and preserve foods the old fashion way which today we call the green and organic movement. Add Comment Columbine 05/24/2010
WILD BLOOMS Bloom where you are planted! Stony Brook 05/22/2010
SIMPLIFY LIFE As you simplify life the laws of the universe will be simpler. Henry David Thoreau Delightful Herbs 05/21/2010
CHIVES Herbed Cream Cheese 1 package (8oz) cream cheese, softened l garlic clove, finely chopped l Tblsp each fresh chopped chives Mix together, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least l hour before serving. Garnish with a fresh pansy flower pressed in the center of the cheese This spread is wonderful on crackers and a great addition to a vegetable platter. Make a day in advance for the best flavor. Thinking of you 05/19/2010
PANSIES  To stand by the beds at sunrise and see the flowers awake is a heavenly delight. Celia Thaxter Buttercups 05/18/2010
MEADOWS & WOODLANDS Fair are the meadows Fairer still the woodlands Robed in the blooming garb of spring; Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer, Who makes the woeful heart to sing. Anonymous German Hymn, Munster Gesangbuck, 1677  Common Meadow Buttercup PREFERRED HABITAT: meadows, fields, roadsides, grassy places Naturalized from Europe in Canada and United States Today's Walk 05/17/2010
WALKING IN THE RAIN    Wealth is the ability to fully experience life. Henry David Thoreau Sunday Afternoon 05/17/2010
Best Friends  A friend is a present you give yourself. Robert Louis Stevenson  Today 05/13/2010
Ascension Day The Amish close their schools, shops, markets, and sawmills to celebrate Ascension Day. Buggies are heading to the river at Mill Creek, McVeytown, and to Greenwood Furnace State Park to enjoy a picnic with family and friends.  Ascension Day is the 40th day after Easter and occurs 10 days before Pentecost. It celebrates Jesus Christ's ascension into heaven after his death on the cross. The date depends upon the phase of the moon in a particular year. Ascension Day is always celebrated on a Thursday.   Rest 05/12/2010
Resting and Nesting Children of the heavenly Father, Safely in His bosom gather, Nestling bird nor star in heaven Such a refuge e'er was given. Ernest Olson  Come unto me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you REST.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am GENTLE and LOWLY in heart, and you will find REST FOR YOUR SOULS. ~ Jesus ~ (Matthew 11:28 - 29)  |  
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