by Bill Schlesinger It’s nearly August, and as I look out on the meadow that surrounds our house in Maine, I see a profusion of goldenrods and asters across the landscape. The meadow derives from abandoned pastures that were grazed by dairy cows until the …
by Bill Schlesinger One of my more popular blogs, Lawn Gazing, was posted 29 June 2015, in which I suggested that our attention to a perfectly manicured lawn is a waste of time (in mowing) and money (in water and fertilizer) and harmful to the …
By: Ailsa Tessier & Emilie Sigel Whether a small bouquet on the kitchen table or a magnificent arrangement to grace the altar, flowers delight the eye and warm the heart, and can bring pleasurable moments of memory and scent. Care for homegrown flowers can be …
“But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you; ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does …
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10 With a heavy heart we share the news that one of …
