Aspiration, Garden, Ideals, Lifestyle

THIS IS MY EDEN

I love to water plants early in the morning before the heat sets in. I remember a misty morning as a child, swinging, watching my grandmother water her flowers. I hope they were roses or peonies. I remember a friend telling her young son there are places in the world…

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Juliet Rome Lifestyle Everything I Need in Spades
Garden, Ideals, Lifestyle

EVERYTHING I NEED IN SPADES: A METAPHOR

For Sunday reflection, thoughts on heavenly resources, inspired by all the things that are mine for the asking at my favorite nursery. Healthy soil Fertile seeds Good gifts Best evergreen and perennial choice Turf protection Every possible kind of tool Earthenware and clay masterpieces Expert guide to the right light…

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Juliet Rome Lifestyle A very good Year
Aspiration, Home, Ideals, Lifestyle

A VERY GOOD YEAR

It started with a movie. Sick (literally) to miss a young friend’s wedding, J. pulled up the blanket on my day in bed and turned on the 2006 romantic comedy starring Russell Crowe that my brother confesses to watching a dozen times. When I mentioned to him recently that I…

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