Grief will change you in ways you never expect. Some say grief is an ocean. A truth exists in this extended metaphor. In the beginning—and sometimes for longer—you live in the ebony depths of the ocean where only the best cameras capture pictures of its creations. Some friends drop off because the depths are too… Continue reading Grief: Past the Days of the Anglerfish to Nemo
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How Gardening Eases Mental Health Struggles
When we face an injury or illness, we hope the doctor will ease the pain or cure it. But, with mental health struggles, sometimes there is not a cure. There is only something to ease the pain.
Winter Progress in the Gardens
Throughout the winter, I have focused on the Winter Garden of Arendelle, while adding evergreens, conifers, and winter interest plants in other gardens, too. When I look at the gardens, I want to see color year round.
If TikTok Says Goodbye
Now the cat's bell jingles in the hallway, as he hopes I will open the door to Corrie's room where he spent much of his kitten time. Where there should be the sound of a 10-year-old girl telling me to leave her room, the wind rustles the last of the brown leaves on the trees.
New Year, No Dig, Still Here
Most of the story of the work towards the latest no dig areas, specifically in our Wall Garden, is told through pictures and video.
All the Garden Favorites I’ve Loved Before
During the holiday season, I put up 10 luminaries at the back of the Arendelle Garden with evergreens I have planted throughout 2024 honoring our daughter Corrie's tenth birthday on December 10. In the time between Christmas and the New Year when it pours rain outside, snow covers your driveway, or all of the wintry… Continue reading All the Garden Favorites I’ve Loved Before
More than Gardening
This raised bed makes the experience more than just gardening.
The Unexpected Journey
I remember a woman at one of my Compassionate Friends--an international support group for parents, grandparents, and siblings who have lost a child/ brother/ sister--said that, with time, your grief journey will bring you gifts you never imagined. Now if you had the choice to get your child back, of course, you would take it, but this is the path given to us.
Gro-Rite Garden Beds: My New Garden Adventure
Check out how I build the Gro-Rite Garden bed in my new gardening adventure.
When Do You Find the Time?
People garden, not as a matter of the mind, but as a connection to the heart.
Corrie's Season 