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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 07:03:42 AM
I LOVE TO READ .. and i thought it would be fun if we all shared 'passages' ... thoughts ... ideas ... poetry ... etc. etc. ... from books that we are reading.
I picked up GIFTS from NATURE by Matthew Mead just before dozing off to sleep last night. It's a book with Ideas and Projects for Every Season. Of course, i turned directly to SPRING ...
it reminds us to make time for spring-time WALKS. and i loved this line: "It is a time when a simple stroll can draw you close to the rebirth of nature."
share some passages of YOUR books with us. (even a 'one-liner' would be nice.)
True Friends * Frannie
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Apr 21 2008 : 12:03:52 AM
a lovely quote from Gertrude Jekyll:
"But the lesson I have thoroughly learnt, and wish to pass on to others, is to know the enduring happiness that the love of a garden gives .. For love of gardening is a seed that once sown never dies, but always grows and grows to an enduring and ever-increasing source of happiness ... Each new step becomes a little surer, and each new grasp a little firmer, till, little by little, comes the power of intelligent combination, the nearest thing we know to the mighty force of creation."
I read this quote in a sweeet book entitled: FRAGILE BEAUTY .. The Victorian Art of Pressed Flowers.
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 11:57:04 PM
marcia .. i have a copy of the Country Notebook .. i'll have to revisit it. thanks for the wonderful quote by rachel carson.
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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| Celticheart |
Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 9:16:53 PM
"Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." Thoreau
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds, the ebb and flow of the tides, the folded bud ready for the spring. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature-the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter." Rachel Carson
A couple of my favorites from An Illustrated Country Notebook--I've had it for years and I love it. It was cold and windy and tried to snow here today--again. I'm ready for spring.
"Nature always has the last laugh." Mrs. Greenthumbs
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| PlumCreekMama |
Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 7:43:21 PM
We were putting up fencing today and have had a lot of rain lately. You could smell the dirt and worms and it smelled so good, I wanted to go fishing!
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 6:49:41 PM
ha! you shoulda' smelled the 'dirt' i was using today (from a bag) . .i think it had 'poo' in it! had to take a scrub-brush to my fingernails.
but i sooooo agree with you .. DIRT (minus the poo) does smell heavenly! xo
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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| TheresaB |
Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 6:35:22 PM
Frannie,
Hhhmmmm, grass water, how very farmgirl! I have never heard of grass essential oil either!
I wanted to add to your springtime smells list. . . plain ol' DIRT! We just turned over our tiny garden patch. I won't be able to plant until after our stay in Hawaii, but we needed to do something! Really, you can't smell dirt here in the winter, it's frozen. Smells a bit of mulch and weeds too, got rid of those nastys. My daughter, 4 years old, plopped her little keister right in the dirt and began to build "sand castles" with a look of pure joy. A farmgirl in the making!
Theresa in Colorado
Proud Farmgirl Sister #124
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"I see skies of blue, clouds of white, the bright blessed day, the dark sacred night, and I think to myself, "What a Wonderful World!" ~ Louis Armstrong |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 6:13:43 PM
VIOLET WATER AND GRASS WATER
... HOW CLEVER .. i never thought to make 'grass water' .. here's the recipe:
3 cups distilled water
2 cups grass clippings (from an untreated lawn)
2 cups vodka .. WE LIVE IN A 'DRY' COUNT!
3 drops of grass essentia loil (never heard of this .. but gonna' track it down!)
Brin the water to a boil and pour over the grass clippings. cover and let stand until fully cooled.
Strain the liquid, discarding the blossoms or grass, and add the vodka and essential oil. Decant into glass bottles.
i can hardly wait to see what this smells like ..hopefully NOT VODKA. i wonder if ther is a substitute.
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 07:08:26 AM
Spring can often be 'smelled' as much as seen. The sun releases the fragrances of the natural wold coming to life.
What are some of YOUR favorite springtime aromas?
new mown grass
delicate perfume of violets
fresh earth, as the snow melts,
pne-needle carpets
woodland moss
what would YOU add to this list?
there are wonderful 'farm' smells .. tell us about some you love.
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 07:06:26 AM
ohhhhhhh .. and 'serenedity' .. here's a reminder (like cathy cobblestone tells us on her blogsite) ... Gather green velvety moss to create a beutiful token of spring. Fill an urn with a layer of stones, then potting soil, and plas moss on top. Mist daily.
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Apr 20 2008 : 07:05:02 AM
FERNS: Ferns are actually very primitive plants, some of the oldest remaining species on earth. One your spring-time walk, take a few early cuttings to force in glass bottles at home. Watch th eleaves stretch open into lush and beautiful fronds.
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
http://sistermercysfoundlinhome.blogspot.com
treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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