stories

  • The Stories that Bind Us

    We were getting ready to leave town for the weekend to celebrate the life of my stepmother Joan with my brothers and sisters in Mount Dora, Florida. My daughter Alexis had agreed to stop by the house while we were… Continue reading

    The Stories that Bind Us
  • The Rest of the Story*

    You can’t plant an old tree. Trees earn their designation as “old” by growing in place over decades, accumulating rings of life and surviving unpredictable cycles of drought, flood, wind, freezing temperatures and heat. Old trees are irreplaceable. You can… Continue reading

    The Rest of the Story*
  • A Nun’s Habit

    Several years ago, a friend of mine with a connection to a local nursery gave me a plant that was being discarded because it was “a bit off”. She told me this particular plant was called a “Nun’s Hood Orchid”… Continue reading

    A Nun’s Habit