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Monthly Archives: September 2020

….forward….

27 Sunday Sep 2020

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The way forward, is to pray forward….. and align with Gods will for your dreams.

C.S.Lewis

early morning dew…..

26 Saturday Sep 2020

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Its was early this Saturday morning and I saw the “dew” on a plant. It’s hard to tell in the picture, but it was chilly enough to almost look frozen. My photo picture probably doesn’t do it justice, but it was amazingly beautiful. It stopped me in my tracks. Reminding me what only God in nature can reveal.

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bzzzz…..

26 Saturday Sep 2020

 

When you have had a very BZ week it’s time for…REST!!


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Bzzzzz……

24 Thursday Sep 2020

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We are gardening all day / up to 7pm. Three different spots today. Perfect weather at 72 degrees and very overcast. Comfy Sweater and shorts weather.

Just caught this thirsty “Bee” drinking nectar. Nature is so fun to watch.

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Fall is here…….

23 Wednesday Sep 2020

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The Last of Summer……

22 Tuesday Sep 2020

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Officially Fall began at 7 am this morning 9/22


WALDEN……..a book for our time

21 Monday Sep 2020

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Walden May be the most famous act of “social distancing.”

It’s also a lesson on the importance of community while you are sheltering in place.  

In 1845, a shy young man named Henry David Thoreau “went to the woods to live deliberately.” Using old boards from a nearby shanty, he and a few friends built a small cabin near Walden Pond in Concord, Mass. Determined to break a spell of writer’s block, he stayed there more than two years, trying to “suck out all the marrow of life.”

He was not always alone during this time, as some carping high school student will point out. But Thoreau’s experiment, immortalized in “Walden; or, Life in the Woods,” became the world’s most famous act of social distancing.

Since the coronavirus quarantine began in the United States tens of millions of us have begun something like Thoreau’s retreat, but with a better Internet connection. As the days accumulate into weeks and then months, the burden of remaining cloistered has surely grown more challenging. Thoreau went there before us. He knew there can be contentment alone, just as often as there can be loneliness among company.

Read this book in spurts….. it will bring new meaning to your COVID isolation.

 

Signage/THE GARDEN CONTESSA

20 Sunday Sep 2020

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The Garden Contessa signage has been updated for our vehicle. Look for us as we are out- and -about. Have questions related to Fall plantings and garden bed cleanup. Give us a shout. We are happy to share.

Enjoy this beautiful season in Virginia. Driving out to Loudoun and Clark County today to enjoy the crisp air, and see what Mother Nature is doing on the rim of the Shenandoah Valley.

Have a great Sunday!  

 

 

 

 

Oxalis – Irish Shamrock

18 Friday Sep 2020

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CUT IT BACK…..

ADD FRESH SOIL……


WATCH IT GROW!   (Photo to follow)

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ONE WEEK LATER – HERE THEY COME!!
Just add water and light.  You can bring it indoors in late October for the winter. Just place near a sunny location.  Water daily from the bottom for best moisture results.

12 days later……more new growth

20 DAYS – FULL AND BEAUTIFUL AGAIN!

 

 

 

Virginia Natives

18 Friday Sep 2020

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