The Book

Very few people would say that August is one of their favorite months of the year. But, for me it’s special. I planted most of the annual flowers in my garden from seed this year.

August…that month of the year when our springtime visions of lush, colorful blooms collide with the reality of endless summer heat and drought. I took a quick walk through my flower garden this afternoon.

This time of year is bittersweet for me. The wonderful Christmas season is long past, and spring is still too far away to suit me.

While I was out shopping the other day I had one of those very rare occasions when I actually had time to kill. I know it’s only October, but, I couldn’t help but wander into the Christmas department.

One of the highlights of my week comes every Thursday. That is the day I meet with my Master Gardening buddies at a city park. We are currently in the process of developing a public teaching garden.

The property our home sits on is along an old highway. As I was driving home today I noticed that someone had thrown trash out of their car right onto the grass outside our chain link fence.

It has been a couple weeks since you visited our home, but, I still look outside my window and think of you…and what you stole from us. We had placed a very precious item front and center in my garden.

The time will come for all of us when we live one last day on this planet. Instantly we will be face to face with Jesus Christ. There will be no more chances, no more excuses…only Truth.

I have been doing a lot of “sweat therapy” in my garden lately. We moved into a new home on an acreage last December. I brought with me several plants from the garden I had at our old home.

Many years ago my husband and I purchased an old dresser at an estate auction. It was in need of refinishing and the mirror was somewhat distorted and had lost some of it’s silver.

Spring here in NE Oklahoma has had a bit of a turbulent start. Within the last few weeks we have had severe thunderstorms and tornado touch downs.

I have a stack of garden catalogs sitting beside my computer. Next to them is a brand new tablet of graph paper..now the fun begins!

I’m running a fever today. It is a chronic condition that I “suffer” from every year at around this time. Yes, you guessed it, it’s Spring fever.

I have heard it said that “Time flies when you’re having fun.” For me, that is especially true this time of year. My geranium seed mix has germinated nicely.

Walking around my living room the other morning something caught my eye. Setting on the top of my china cabinet is a white coffee cup. On the front of it is a simple farm scene.

We are entering into “late winter” here in zone 7. It’s the time of year that some plants such as fruit trees and roses should be pruned. Late winter pruning encourages plants to grow more profusely in spring.