a little painting

my friend brandi’s rehersal dinner party was at the crooked tree arts center in petoskey, and this little painting by kelli snively was my favorite in the joint. maybe because i’ve always dreamt of having a black garden…

floor two, please

as a gardener, i don’t often get to enjoy the exhilaration of instant gratification. thursday, i reveled in it…
installing a new garden is an amazing thing–to be there when each little plant goes into the ground, watching them grow a bit each year until the garden is full and flowering with abundance.
but that takes a [...]