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What the Farm Means to Me

There was never a flower, wild or not, our daughter failed to love.

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Fall on the Farm

I’ve often thought that if there is a space on Earth which most resembles heaven, it’s the Blue Ridge Parkway, or … the former Christmas tree farm my husband inherited.

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Always

I remember sitting at the breakfast table across from her laundry machine, and I'd watch the sunrise hit the lake as the ducks came near the wooden swing. You'd have to get up early enough because the ducks were gone by mid to late morning.

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Cherry Blossoms: How Dreams for Our Children Change

We all have dreams for our children. I've often seen them symbolized in Cherry Blossom Trees

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Growing in Grief Through Gardens

Growing up, I laughed at the thought of working in any garden. I believed that I possessed a brown thumb. Evening in Corrie's Butterfly Garden, also known as the Main Garden. Yet, the earliest lesson I remember from my teacher happened in second grade. Ironically, that was year I was officially diagnosed with attention deficit… Continue reading Growing in Grief Through Gardens

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Should I Lose my Way, a Poem

Should I lose my way, I'll look to the gardens. I'll not look to the sky.

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Gold in the Sunrise

When the first cherry blossoms, I feel her kiss my check.

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Corrie’s Garden Pictures at Sunrise and Sunset

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A Time for Heroes in the Return to Arendelle: A Corrie Poem and Garden Pictures

We named the new garden Arendelle, after John, my husband, recommended calling it the North Garden. It honors Corrie's love of Frozen.

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In the Time of Tulips

Bloom not too early, but bloom not too late.