A Thanksgiving or Christmas Tea?
That is the question now posed to the Monday night study group. This morning, they were given three dates to choose from -- one date in November, making it a Thanksgiving Tea, and two dates in December, making it a Christmas Tea. Either is fine with me, although I...
When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Like Her
In our study this week, we are asked to list the specific ways God has protected his calling on our lives. Godly grandparents topped my list.Last night, we celebrated "Ma-Ma's" 90th birthday! She is my grandmother on my dad's side and like my grandmother who passed...
Food with A Feathered Crust
Let the hawks eat snakes... the snakes eat mice... and the mice eat insects. I was recently awakened to the fact that I'm not always a big fan of the "circle of life."After filling up the bird feeder and adding water to the birdbath, I heard a huge ruckus behind me....
Off With Your Head!
Just about every morning you'll find me watering and deadheading flowers. The term "deadheading" may sound brutal, but it simply means to snip off the flowers that have finished blooming.The visible perk to deadheading is obvious. It gives the garden a tidy look. You...
For Generations to Come
This morning, I headed to Spartanburg, my hometown, to visit my great-aunt Helen. (Sister to my grandmother who passed away in December) When asked if I would like to look at some pictures, I said sure! I was expecting the "norm" -- pictures of our immediate family,...
An Oasis in the Desert
I've been waiting three years to see this baby bloom and the timing couldn't be better. The recent heat wave has wreaked havoc on some areas in my garden, but seeing this G. Kuhnert hydrangea beginning to bloom for the first time, in the most adverse weather...
Cathy Baker
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