This month marks the third year of the Black Garden. Swiping through catalogs and exchanging seeds with friends, the possibilities are endless. Perpetually, predictably, unsurprisingly, I’m overwhelmed… until I’m not. I then remember that there’s not enough room for everything and there’s so much pleasure …
Over the weekend here in Chicago, my dad and I turned our gazes towards my mom as we watched her in action. She was negotiating something in her polite but determined way. With admiration in his voice, my dad said, ”Your mom is fearless.” “If …
We visited the Garfield Park Conservatory over the weekend while visiting the “Windy City”, Chicago. It is one of the largest conservatories in the United States. Walking into the greenhouse one feels as though they have entered into an indoor rainforest with towering glass ceilings and every kind of tropical plant imaginable. All of this is condensed into an area that is walkable. You are not encumbered by having to climb and hike in an actual huge rainforest located in the tropics.
As I walked around the greenhouse, I was familiar with most of the plants. I smiled and commented that over the years I’ve had most of the plants. Plants are purchased with such joy and promise. Very seldom am I able to keep the plants alive for years and years. That fact does not diminish the beauty that they bring for whatever period of time that they exist.
Walking through the gardens with all of their magnificence tells the story of what is possible. With that, I am reenergized, inspired, and eager to begin spring with visits to nurseries where I will dream of what I will create in my space. I will also take out plants which had been brought inside for the winter, who now like me yearn to feel the outdoor elements as we experience another season.
“Where flowers bloom so does hope.”
Lady Bird Johnson
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I was born and raised in Atlanta and I say that with an abundance of pride. I am what we playfully call a “Grady baby”, which references Grady Memorial Hospital where the majority of African American babies at the time were born. I love Atlanta …
The sweets of my childhood remain my all-time favorite desserts. Lemon meringue pie, ambrosia, peach cobbler, bread pudding, and key lime pie keep me drawing from a well so deep of memories, enough for a lifetime. It surprises no one that all of these are …
I wear green every day. Each St. Patrick’s Day, I don a little extra, okay, a lot extra. When I read as a kid that there was a place called the Emerald Isle, I was captivated and just knew that I had to visit this magical land. Maybe it sounded like something from The Wizard of Oz. Maybe it was the words, emerald and isle. Add luck, leprechauns, rainbows, pots of gold, and magic, my mind raced!
As I got older and learned more of Irish culture and history, my desire to visit only grew. So we went 13 years ago. Here are a few highlights.
We soaked up the literature, the stone circles, the peat bogs, lovely wool everywhere, tender lamb, music, the Celts, and more. Smoke salmon, Irish Breakfast tea, theater, the Book of Kells in the beautiful Trinity Library, and wooly tams, too.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day Everyone! Here’s to good luck and an enjoyable meal!
Last Saturday, after a long day of exploring the city, we sat down with friends for dinner at C&S Seafood & Oyster Bar in Atlanta. The lights were perfectly dimmed, service was excellent, and there was joy and excitement in the air. Everyone enjoyed their …
One of the best things about humans is that we seem always game to celebrate. Whether it’s National Hot Dog Day (July 20th), International I Hate Coriander Day (February 23rd) or Measure Your Feet Day (January 23rd), every day seems to be an opportunity to find kindred spirits who like the everyday or the odd.
Today happens to be the day when math lovers, punsters, bakers, and pie eaters unite. If we jump into our time machines to math class, we remember measuring circles by using the symbol, π, with rulers, protractors, and calculators. The value of π goes on and on … and on and on but for convenience sake, we use the first three digits, 3.14.
Will it surprise you to know that people around the world celebrate Pi Day on March 14th or 3/14? Some stick to the math, doing complicated math problems or reciting the value of π until they’re hoarse. Some of us eat pie. I’m in that camp.
There’s pi.
And there’s pie.
Last week we were able to view the Obama Portraits Exhibition at the High Museum of Art. It was such an awesome experience. Each time that I visit the High, I think of how lucky Atlanta is to have a world-class museum. Looking around, there …
