Discover the Hope Rose and a Wondrous Old Rose Garden
My husband and I looked down at our sad miniature rose. "I don't think it's going to make it," Peter said. When Peter gave me the little rose bush for Valentine's Day, it boasted a wealth of tiny red blossoms. Now we knew the rose was in trouble. It struggled to thrive on our Berkeley apartment's shaded deck. In an attempt to find more sun, we moved the plant container several times, Nothing helped, and it was discouraging to see more leaves turn yellow and drop off every day
Linda Borromeo
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Take a Summer Tour of These Beloved Literary Gardens
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need . — Cicero Lush gardens and books are delights that never grow old. The...
Linda Borromeo
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"Anne of Green Gables" and an Evening in Autumn
Autumn on Prince Edward island My husband and I started out married life in an apartment near the University of California, Berkeley....
Linda Borromeo
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What Happens When a Lighthouse Book Goes Wild?
After a week of what we call "Junuary" in the Pacific Northwest—a week filled with cloudy gray skies—I woke up to the summer sun...
Linda Borromeo
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Toughness in a Tiny Package: What We Can Learn From a Kinglet
Golden-crowned Kinglet The temperature had dipped to 7° F, and I was concerned. On winter walks, I always watch for one of my favorite...
Linda Borromeo
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"Where Are My Sparkles?" Dealing with Creative Comparisons
"Each of us has something to give that no one else has." As I took a walk around my favorite lake, I snapped a quick picture. When I...
Linda Borromeo
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Butterflies, Orange Blossoms, and Mary Stewart
Mary Stewart (1916-2014) Mary Stewart Moment # 1 I had a delightful and unexpected “Mary Stewart" moment this week—a perfect way to...
Linda Borromeo
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