The Morning Report

A squirrel scurries up the tree outside our screen porch as I write this post and listen to A Carpenter’s Christmas Portrait… We will have a White Christmas this year! […]

Unexpected things in unexpected places can bring smiles. Look for the unexpected around you! Moving forward with a listening heart, vision, inquiry, and action, ~ Mary

White lights and colored lanterns define the morning darkness on this day the sun is furthest from us in the Northern Hemisphere. Now begins the lengthening of light over days

Karl and I celebrated our first year of accessible gardens with family and friends this weekend. The Topsfield Bakeshop took my drawing of the gardens and did a fabulous rendering

The cross in our front gardens, now standing in the context of the holiday season, has called me to learn more about Christianity’s Jewish roots. I’m reading Chanukah: Eight Nights

The poppy plants are doing well with the mild weather we are having. These small green mounds are expected to grow four-feet-tall poppy flowers in the spring. As you prepare

This groundcover is one of the brightest colors in the garden this morning and reminds me of a holiday wreath that’s been sugar-frosted. Moving forward with a listening heart, vision,

Winter’s approach has brought a stillness to the garden. This image of the well invites me to linger. The following questions bubble up: – How are we meeting each other