Nature Inspiration | Linda Borromeo

Jun 9, 2020
3 min

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...

A Spring Tour of Beloved Literary Gardens

Linda Borromeo

Mar 20, 2020
3 min

A Spring Tour of 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...

"Anne of Green Gables" and an Evening in Autumn

Linda Borromeo

Sep 24, 2019
2 min

"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....

Video: Baby Raccoons, Tolkien and Curiosity

Linda Borromeo

Aug 3, 2018
4 min

Video: Baby Raccoons, Tolkien and Curiosity

"Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate." —J. R. R. Tolkien Question: What do these baby raccoons have in...

Linda Borromeo

Mar 2, 2018
3 min

Fairy Lamps on the Wooded Island

For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice...

Toughness in a Tiny Package: What I Learned From a Kinglet

Linda Borromeo

Jan 5, 2018
3 min

Toughness in a Tiny Package: What I Learned From a Kinglet

The temperature had dropped to 7° F, and I was concerned. On winter walks, I always watch for one of my favorite birds—the ones with the...

The Lake That Became Real: How a Place Can Empower Your Imagination

Linda Borromeo

Jul 7, 2017
3 min

The Lake That Became Real: How a Place Can Empower Your Imagination

Do you remember the posters of your childhood? I especially recall the ones I saved up for with pennies, nickels and dimes earned from...

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The Hope Rose and a Wondrous Old Rose Garden

A Spring Tour of Beloved Literary Gardens

"Anne of Green Gables" and an Evening in Autumn

Video: Baby Raccoons, Tolkien and Curiosity

Fairy Lamps on the Wooded Island

Toughness in a Tiny Package: What I Learned From a Kinglet

The Lake That Became Real: How a Place Can Empower Your Imagination

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