Tag: Garden
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So She Reads Collection: July Up Close
WELCOME to our monthly collection. This space is our online equivalent of a commonplace book. Here is where we usually offer links and ideas for you to explore, and things we might want to revisit or remember. This time there are no links, as I didn’t save anything worth passing on. Instead it’s a close…
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Timeless Summer Reads: Connecting Past and Present
The air wafting through my open window has a special feel today. It’s drowsy, dreamy and transportive. It is blowing from some far away childhood summer afternoon, and brings with it the feelings and thoughts of those days, taking me back to imaginary summers long before I was born. It brings timeless thoughts and feelings…
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Consider the Roses
It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside. — Maud Hart Lovelace, Besty-Tacy and Tib Wouldn’t it be nice if roses could talk? I’m sure they could tell us such lovely things. –Lucy Maud Montgomery Roses Personified Won’t you come into my garden? I…
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So She Reads Collection: Take the Scenic Route
WELCOME to our monthly collection. This space is our online equivalent of a commonplace book. Here is where we offer links and ideas for you to explore, and things we might want to revisit or remember. Brew yourself a cup of tea and savor a quiet moment while you read. Be inspired to live with…
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Books in Which Gardens Play a Part
In the spring and summer, our minds turn towards gardens and the outdoors. Without further ado, here is a selection of books where garden or gardening play a part. THE FORGOTTEN GARDEN Kate Morton A tiny girl is abandoned on a ship headed for Australia in 1913. She arrives completely alone with nothing but a…
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
This was a most amazing book! When it came in the mail, I wasn’t sure I would get through the whole book. It was thick and had small print! I started in with high hopes and was pleasantly surprised to find that I really liked it! It almost makes me want to plant a vegetable…
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6 Books in a Garden and 1 Garden Tip
Gardening is a joy and a challenge for me and these are books that have kept me interested and hopeful as I challenge myself to grow food and flowers. The kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, — One is nearer God’s heart in a garden than anywhere else…
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