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Lake Benson Park
Yesterday morning we took a short trip out to Garner’s Lake Benson Park for a little lunch and playtime. I’m willing to drive a good twenty minutes to get to a park if it is really great. For a park to make my list of greats, it has to have several features: 1. A nature trail. This doesn’t have to be a formal nature trail, just a path through some trees with a water feature here and there. Bike pumps…
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Discovery: Greening of the Garden
A work in progress Kale Herbs, daylilies, and garlic Oregano Romaine Radish
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Revamp: Succulent Garden Spot (Part 2)
Rock and bricks add structure Cluck cluck! Isn’t it amazing how this succulent garden filled in overnight? Just kidding. I made another trip to a different Lowes which had more Hens and Chicks. (previous post)
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Revamp: Succulent Garden Spot (Part 1)
I purchased this plant at the Farmer’s Market last fall, intentionally picking out one with a lot of babies. I’m told the babies are referred to as “chicks”. I was thinking they would just mound and grow bigger, but they decided they wanted to explore. I decided they should go explore outside. I really hope they are hardy in zone 7b. “Chicks” ready to leave the nest There is one spot at my front steps that always gets the shaft.…
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Discovery: New Love
Once upon a time, there was a girl that loved Fall. She loved everything about it – the curling of colorful leaves, the nervousness that came with the return of school, the backpacking and car camping trips, and the food… oh, the food on these camping trips! Doughboys, cobbler, pancakes on the griddle! One lovely April day, that girl, a good bit older, spent sunrise to sunset in her back yard playing with her own kids and knew that she…
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Too much waiting, not enough living.
Sometimes you have to stop looking for permission from everyone else to pursue your passions. If you wait for divine inspiration, you may spend your whole life waiting. When I started grad school, I read an article talking about the fear of starting. Some students dove right in, making corrections and alterations to the plan as they went, some stood at the edge of the pool assessing every ripple in the water before jumping in. Guess which I was. If you…