Tag: family

  • Cultivating Resilience Through Gardening: My Story

    Cultivating Resilience Through Gardening: My Story

    Ann reflects on home gardening as a personal journey intertwined with struggles and growth. While initially a source of happiness, recent life events have diminished its significance in her life. This piece highlights the importance of self-awareness, community, and emotional connections in gardening. Ultimately, gardening becomes a means to foster happiness and resilience within oneself.

  • Happy Saint Patrick’s Day—from a Gardener Lost in the Irish-American Diaspora

    Happy Saint Patrick’s Day—from a Gardener Lost in the Irish-American Diaspora

    The most popular post ever written on this blog is Fête de la Saint-Fiacre—and a prayer too. You likely never read it, but thousands of folks have since it was written in 2013. I wrote it for the saint’s feast day, and it was posted just a few days before I was married for the…