Poem — Greens dense and dark there she waits. Sand and roots give home to rocks that forever shore up the land. I sit upon a nest of yellow grass as my legs slide resting on the moist earth stretched ankles searching to leave the land. The shape of a heart from deep…

How a friend tended my spirit as she taught me about gardening. — I say I’m a self-taught gardener, but that is incorrect. I first fell in love with gardening when visiting a neighbor’s garden. My friend Glennis gave me my first gardening lessons. Seemingly a strong independent person, the truth is I was an injured bird, not raised but grown up in…

Today’s list — and my last list because I know what I like. — I love music, who doesn’t? My dear Australian friend, Adrienne Beaumont wanted to know what were the eight music tracks I’d take with me to a desert island. Adrienne’s one of my biggest fans so I must respond to her every request. You know, I wouldn’t be writing on Medium…

150-word stories shared at The Daily Cuppa from April 30th to May 6th, 2022. — Growing your food can be one of the most exciting and rewarding things in life! One of the many things I love about The Daily Cuppa Walkabout is learning about new plants and fun ways to use food in healthy ways. Salad greens are easy vegetables to grow. I grow…