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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...
Linda Borromeo
- Mar 21, 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...
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....
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
- May 2, 2018
- 3 min
Surprising Lights 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...
Linda Borromeo
- Jan 5, 2018
- 3 min
Toughness in a Tiny Package: What I Learned From a Kinglet
The temperature had dipped to 7° F, and I was concerned. On winter walks, I always watch for one of my favorite birds—the ones with the...
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...