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Postcard from the Cotswolds 6/23/25

Postcard from the Cotswolds 6/23/25

I had the most glorious intentions of sending you a postcard from the Cotswolds, but one thing led to another, and I did, literally, end up stopping to smell the roses.  So today's note is a longer version of that postcard, with some dreamy images and inspiring highlights from my ten day garden tour through the Cotswolds.   I think I visited a total of eighteen gardens, all offering unique beauty and much to ponder in dreaming up my own garden schemes for many years to come.    Among them was Highgrove, and its the beautiful thyme walk shown above.   READ MORE

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1/3/22 Nuture Yourself

1/3/22 Nuture Yourself
In the quiet of last week, I tucked into my favorite chair by the fire, and enjoyed some me time reading Willow Crossley's "The Wild Journal:  A Year of Nurturing Yourself Through Nature".    This line resonated: "Have you ever had an incredibly stressful day but found that simply by going outside and encountering nature - in whatever form you find it - you feel a bit happier, calmer and reconnected?"   

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