Who would have thought of a beautiful artistic use for kudzu?! For those of you unfamiliar, kudzu is an amazingly fast-growing vine (can grow 12”/day!) that was imported from Japan to south eastern US for soil erosion. Kudzu is considered invasive, and covers miles of Georgia country side, its climbing, coiling, trailing, winding perennial vines …
“Beware the Barrenness of a Busy Life” – Socrates Apparently way back in ancient Greece (400 BC) the great thinker Socrates was warning us of the danger of being too busy. What would he think of our multi-tasking, multi-texting, I Phone, I Pad, I Pod, tablet, computer, TV, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Tweeting, electronic, digital world …
Blooming Leadership “Worms” he exclaimed – tons of them!” My husband loves to garden, mulch, plant, prune, chop wood. Like me, he enjoys just about anything to do with nature. On a beautiful day he just can’t stay inside. So it came as no surprise when he returned from prepping his garden for spring planting …
This is the time of year when we reflect on our completed projects and accomplishments and consider future goals and aspirations. I’ve listened to some amazing stories of successfully executed ventures and challenging goals triumphantly overcome and completed. These are all stories and accomplishments to cheer for, acknowledge and congratulate. Still, amidst the kudos, …
Christmas came and went but we were still celebrating. Our annual day-after-Christmas extended family party, with all our favorite cousins, gathered at my sister’s summer kitchen, overlooking the Indian River, to once again eat, drink, and make merry. After yet more delicious food (we all love to cook and bake), fine wine and lots of …
Nature is full of examples of devastation turned into re-birth. As we negotiate our way through this devastating COVID 19 crisis, take time to focus on the light at the end of the tunnel. In nature: Forest fires and floods destroy, and then create fertile grounds for new growth. Hawaiian volcanoes destroy but the lava …
