Posts tagged: Lilac

Fresh Lilacs, Spring Greens, & the Beauty of Change

Fresh Lilacs, Spring Greens, & the Beauty of Change
This weekend, I’ve been thinking about change.   Maybe it's the chill and constant rain which followed that "80 degree + blue sky + teaser of a day" Mother Nature had sent earlier last week.   Or perhaps it’s the rebirth that's erupting in the garden outside my window.   Yes, let's seize on the latter.
 
"Spring is a gentle reminder of how beautiful change can be." — Unknown

Good old change — it is the only thing we can always count on.

But change can also be a wee bit scary — at least in my experience.  Recently, I've been burrowing down a philosophical rabbit hole, searching for tools to better navigate change.  READ MORE

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Glories of the Garden 3/8/24

Glories of the Garden 3/8/24
Sometimes I feel as if our merry band of Love Note readers is essentially a support group for those of us who longingly await the birth of spring, and might need a little help in so doing.  I am grateful for you holding my hand, as I am clearly one of those in need, (I founded the support group, after all).  

Today,  I sit at my desk, watching a steady rain fall over my border resplendent with Angelique tulips, one of which rewarded me with a blue ribbon at this week's garden club meeting.  Behind me, a Carolina jessamine has robustly climbed up, over and around its trellis, this week reaching peak bloom.  My smile is wide, as a robin repeatedly visits the spines of our patio umbrella, in what I hope is a final housing inspection.  Please oh please build your nest right here.   READ MORE

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5/23/2022 Ode to Lilac and Green

5/23/2022 Ode to Lilac and Green
What is it about the combination of lilac and green that soothes and brightens all at once?   Maybe the design scheme still seems a bit of a surprise, as opposed to say, a room decked out in soft turquoise and white, one which we all know and would happily move into tomorrow.   Or perhaps there's something wired within our brainstem - the part that knows without thinking - that recognizes the beguiling interplay of lilac and green as two of Mother Nature's favorite bedfellows. 

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