Category: Random Posts from Home
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Fête de la Saint-Fiacre—and a prayer too
This past weekend our gardening friends and counterparts in Ireland and France celebrated the Feast Day of St. Fiacre—the Patron Saint of gardening. Although celebrated by other Catholics in other countries, St. Fiacre was born in Ireland and lived his life in France so these two countries venerate him more than others. I was quite…
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Sketching Ahead, Studying the Lines
Italian ceramic piece that finally found her home in the garden. My little cabbage child now greets me as I walk to my front door. She is cheerful and light—and maybe a tad bit creepy to some of you. To my mind she is just what I need now as I continue to garden while…