Today I repotted some 4″ basil plants in gallon pots. To be honest, if more colorful basil plants had been available, I would have opted for those. Color in my garden is important, but as soon as I began working with the Sweet Basil plants that were available, I realized that where basil is concerned,…
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Borage – A Self-Seeding Blue Herb that is Both Tasty and Beautiful in the Garden
For years, I have loved blue bachelor buttons, In fact, I had them special ordered for my wedding bouquet, and bachelor buttons are among the earliest flowers to bloom in my garden. And just as the bachelor buttons are beginning to die, my blue comfrey takes the stage: One of the final flushes of…
Buy Kaytee Nut & Fruit Birdseed: It Feeds Your Birds and Plants Sunflowers at the Same Time
Two winters ago, I made an amazing discovery: Kaytee Nut & Fruit Birdseed. Over the years, I have purchased several other birdseed brands, but Kaytee Nut & Fruit is more natural and thus, the seed that my birds prefer. Initially, I repeatedly purchased the Nut & Fruit seed simply because my birds preferred it,…
The Boy In the Blue Bunny Hat – A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
\ Surely we have all seen the photos of the Boy in the Blue Bunny Hat My question today is How Did the Photos Make You Feel? You may have dismissed the images entirely. In a glance, you may have rationalized: “He’ll get over it, He’s just a kid!” But exactly – The Boy in…
Dogger – A Picture Book by Shirley Hughes
Dogger by Shirley Hughes was originally published in 1977. It is an an example of a picture book based on a true life story.
What’s In the Book of Common Prayer? How to Find What You Want in the Book of Common Prayer
In this post, I will pass on an invaluable lesson that my Episcopal Priest shared in a Bible Study this week. In jest, he called the following his Cliff Notes Version of the Book of Common Prayer, and it is exactly that–and more An Online Version of The Book of Common Prayer: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/book-of-common-prayer-2006.pdf Where to Find…
Design 3: But of One Tree You Must Not Eat – Design First Created in Crayola Magic Markers & Some Color Scheme Suggestions
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Luke – Book in the New Testament of the Bible
John’s Birth Announced to Zacharias 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was…
Flowers – Plants: Ancient Peoples
“The application of flowers and plants to ceremonial purposes is of the highest antiquity. From the earliest periods, man, after he had discovered “What drops the Myrrh and what the balmy Reed,” offered up on primitive altars, as incense to the Deity, the choicest and most fragrant woods, the aromatic gums from trees, and the subtle…
Ancient Greece: Its Civilization and Stories
Geography and the Settlement of Greece This remarkable culture flourished between 750 and 338 B.C.E. [But the Anicent Greek Civilization Began Before That:Geography and the S ” Ancient Greek civilization began around 800 BCE, and its history can be divided into several periods: Minoan civilization: The first great Greek civilization,…