The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers. -Basho The Japanese Garden of Portland, Oregon sits on 5.5 acres of lush tranquility just at the outskirts of a busy city. Open year round due to the mild climate of Portland, it has been proclaimed the … [Read more...]
For Every Thing There is a Season….Blogcation!
To Everything There is a Season…and a time to every Purpose: BLOGCATION! Greetings to all in the New Year. Hopefully you had a peaceful and happy holiday with those you love best. It was great hearing from so many of you. Many thanks to Ginnie for this “Squash … [Read more...]
Bouquet to Remember
I’m not the same moved person who moved here to Portland. I’ve never loved a home as much as this and the reasons are not entirely about the home itself. It is the garden. It is the commitment to our neighbors, it is the pleasure I find in the birds and animals who make their … [Read more...]
Sustainable Farming: Elissa’s Place
Animals are not brethren They are not underlings. They are other nations Caught like ourselves In this web of life and time. ~On a Northern Farm by Henry Beston Our family has always had herding breeds. We love their intelligence, devotion to their people, and their … [Read more...]
Red Silk
Dear Friends and Readers, I am taking a break from my usual format this month to help someone in my family. May you enjoy this poem, a piece I wrote to celebrate the cellist Han-Na Chang. I saw this artist perform in San Francisco many years ago and was haunted by her … [Read more...]