‘Fortunate gardener, who may preoccupy himself solely with BEAUTY in these difficult days! He is one of the few people left in this world to carry on the tradition of ELEGANCE and CHARM.’ ~ Vita Sackville-West (1892-1962)
“All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life.” ~ M. C. Richards With love,
MOSTLY RUMI ~ AND HEMMINGWAY. WHAT YOU SEEK IS SEEKING YOU THROUGH LOVE, THORNS BECOME ROSES. “I DIDN’T WANT TO KISS YOU GOODBYE — THAT WAS THE PROBLEM — I WANTED TO KISS YOU GOODNIGHT.” ~ ERNEST HEMINGWAY CLOSE YOUR EYES. FALL
“…all literature in some degree, exists to reveal a more powerful and passionate, a more divine world than ours;…” ~ W. B. Yeats (1865-1939) “All that we have and don’t have is a grace.” ~ Mac MacKenzie “Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man.” ~ Vladimir
~ WHAT IS YOUR FANTASY? ~ WHAT IS YOUR DREAM? “There are as many pillows of illusion as flakes in a snow-storm. We wake from one dream into another.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson “The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” ~ Albert Einstein “She was seeing a
LIVE A LIFE OF PASSION VIVRE UNE VIE DE PASSION VIVERE UNA VITA DI PASSIONE “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” ~~ Albert Einstein “Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” ~~ Oprah Winfrey ~~ Vincent Van Gogh “The whole world is a
Jardin de Joie ~~ Now Open for Tours ~~ Come Along with Me…. “How beauteous is this garden; Where the flowers of the earth Vie with the stars in Heaven….” Quote from an Inscription on a wall at Alhambra Castle in Granada, Spain “No flower amid the garden fairer grows than
English gardeners have always understood their appeal, calling them the Queen of Annuals. Their fragrance is a lovely mix of honey and orange blossom, and their ruffled flowers look like butterflies. Following are some of the photos of Sweet Peas from August in Maine…..and after that a mini-tutorial on summer reading….. Johnny Townmouse with Sweet
HELLO WORLD, I KNOW THE WORLD IS LISTENING AND WATCHING!!! I AM GOING TO POST SOME PHOTOS FROM MY CHRISTMAS PARTY OF 2008 FOR THE VILLANOVA GARDEN CLUB. I AM CONTINUING TO LEARN BLOGGING WITH THE HELP OF MY VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE TEACHER, KAREN. SO HERE WE GO!!!
