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> Every now and then, there will be something new in the produce department at the grocery store. Like these red currants. Aren’t they beautiful? The color and translucency; they look like rubies. Some would say I should have used them in a recipe, but sometimes looking tastes better. Soul food.

>I just finished reading Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. And I can’t think about anything else right now. I’m still in that world. It shouldn’t be an uncommon story, but, sadly, it is extaordinary. Many of my friends have read or are reading it. If you have not [...]

>This is what’s on my mind today. What could this mean for me? For you? “Beware of harking back to what you were once when God wants you to be something you have never been.” Oswald Chambers Show me, Lord. But gently. Amen

> I went to the library book sale this weekend – 3 bags of books for $18!! – and stopped by the nursery – not so cheap – on my way home. The back of my car was full of books and flowers! Who could ask for more? I wait until the last day of [...]

> The outside of my studio is taking shape, but we still have a ways to go in the rose garden (I mentioned in an earlier post that my husband, my SWEET husband, is making a rose garden for me in front of my studio). The shrubs and climbers are planted, but we still need [...]

>Yum. It tasted as good as it looks. Especially in this bowl made by my talented and sweet son-in-law, Austin, the potter (he can do anything!). He and Elizabeth (she does the glazing) have a display of their wares at Monk’s coffee shop downtown. (If you haven’t been to Monk’s, you need to check it [...]

> Last Saturday, I had a Spring Fling at It’s About Time. Pam, Susan and Terri were so nice to let me show some of my art and jewelry and I had such a good time spending the day with them that I think I’ll just move in! I love their beautiful shop – and [...]

>I was paying bills (yuck) and stopped for a drink of water. As I drank the last drop, I noticed how pretty my Mother’s Day flowers looked through the bottom of the glass. Naturally, I ran for my camera and took a bunch of pictures. I’m easily sidetracked. There are just so many more fun [...]

> My New Dawn roses are climbing the arbor and looking beautiful. They smell delicious, too. Imagine this…the Painted Bunting and his wife on this gate with the roses – and I didn’t have the right lens on my camera! I will see it in my mind forever, though, and hope you can picture it, [...]

> Terrier means earth dog. Can you tell? Bonnie was helping Anna in the garden yesterday, snorfling in the mud like a little pig. She seems to especially like the pepper patch. No need for a shovel if she is on the job. Just point where a hole is needed and she gets to work [...]

> Look what’s been visiting my feeder! It’s a Painted Bunting. We hear him singing all day long and run to the window when he sounds close. There are two males that we know of. They are elusive and getting a good look at them takes persistence and diligence. Last evening, David and I sat [...]

> …my favorite day of the week – the whole weekend ahead. Enjoy yours.