by Barbara Smith | Apr 14, 2022 | Gardening & Housekeeping, Personal Pigeonholes
I am learning some limits and and accepting a few limitations as the reality of just how far my get-up-and-go got up and went. So, I am good for about 40-45 minutes of sustained movement, a day! lol — whether it’s tidying up, weeding, planting, or even walking. And... 
by Barbara Smith | Jul 27, 2021 | Gardening & Housekeeping, Painting & Writing
The garden this year, 2021, is better understood as a few flower beds, overflowing with Black-eyed Susans, marigolds, roses, a few echinacea, and hopefully sunflowers, which are dawdling. The crepe myrtle flourishes! And here’s a little sketch of me wrestling the hose... 
by Barbara Smith | Jul 3, 2021 | Gardening & Housekeeping, Personal Pigeonholes
Fragrances Have you ever caught a whiff of fragrances you wish you could bottle, and keep forever? Today is filled with fragrances — and ruminations! “…I have to write to discover what I am doing. Like the old lady, I don’t know so well what I think until... 
by Barbara Smith | Jun 5, 2021 | Personal Pigeonholes, Understanding the Times
Gardening and reading — or listening to good books — occupy my imagination and keep me steady. Heaven knows they are better topics to engage than most today! As Mother’s Day passed, when I knew I might safely plant, I stuck some seeds and and bulbs in the freshly... 
by Barbara Smith | Apr 26, 2021 | Gardening & Housekeeping
My neighbor deflected the compliment; answering, Well, I am hopeful, when some remarked upon my friend’s goodly gardening ambitions. She is a prodigious and productive gardener; plus she generously shares when she divides her bounty. No garden or flower bed ever...