ST. PATRICK’S BLESSING ON MUNSTER (From the Early Irish) Blessing from the Lord on HighOver Munster fall and lie;To her sons and daughters allChoicest blessing still befall;Fruitful blessing on the soilThat supports her faithful toil. Blessing full of ruddy health,Blessing full of every wealthThat her borders furnish forth,East and west and south and north;Blessing from […]
The wonder of a soul in the outdoors
Absolutely beautiful gardening days
Absolutely beautiful gardening days, but I haven’t been able to put time in… and it feels like it is killing me. It’s not, just feels that way. The main distraction is the looking for and buying a new refrigerator. The old one is kaput. The other distractions are that I have lots of child centered […]
Growing Wise in the Garden
a few quotes to ponder: “A person who undertakes to grow a garden at home, by practices that will preserve rather than exploit the economy of the soil, has his mind precisely against what is wrong with us. . . . What I am saying is that if we apply our minds directly and competently […]
“Sorry, HandyMan” OR What I (actually) Did Today
Last time I posted I said I was supposed to paint this weekend. I meant to paint, honestly, but instead I gardened. See the post on my gardening efforts. So the dining room is still wrecked and awaiting my attention. You can’t garden and attend to do-it-yourself jobs on the same day- at least I […]
Random thoughts
One of the problems I find in being a DIY, is getting motivated to get started on a new project. Sometimes there are so many different projects I could get started on, that I don’t get started on any for awhile. And with each project there are multiple solutions or ways of doing it. IOW […]
Yes to Mess!
Between Two Worlds: Yes to MessI am not ready to throw in the towel on my efforts to try and organize ( otherwise a person like me could get lost in the avalanche of their own “creative” messiness, but for many of us this article holds solace. An odd comfort, maybe, but the method of […]
