Natural Designs Studio

Daily I gather the last of summer's flowers for drying and preserving and potpourri.  The season ends all too quickly.  It seems I can never gather too much!   The hydrangeas will soon be ready to pick.  They need another week or so  before they turn beautiful blush pink and just in time for the Hydrangea  Workshops.

 This morning I picked a bushel of pears for canning.  The smaller pears will be  picked later and made into pear jam or butter for gift giving.  Filling the pantry  shelves and preparing for winter brings a sense of security and comfort.  Perhaps  we  can prepare for the winter season of life in much the same way.  The  preparations  we make today will hopefully equip us to handle our future with  security and  comfort.