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‘Sunday Thoughts’ ~ Busy Times Are Approaching !

September 17, 2022September 18, 2022 Sandra

“Successful gardening is doing what has to be done, when it has to be done, the way it ought to be done, whether you want to do it or not.”  […]

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‘Sunday Thoughts’ ~ A Few Lovely Things

September 10, 2022 Sandra

“Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.” ~ David Hume A talented gardener’s vision and skilled hands. Good morning, dear friends.  I hope this finds you well […]

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‘Sunday Thoughts’ ~ The Joy of Books and Reading

September 3, 2022 Sandra

“Bookstores always remind me that there are good things in this world” ~ Vincent van Gogh   Good morning, sweet friends.  I hope this finds you well and looking forward […]

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‘Sunday Thoughts’ ~ About August

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 Sandra

“It takes years for shallow August to melt into September.” ~Alice Jones Good morning, dear friends.  I hope this finds you doing well and looking forward to nice autumn days.   […]

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‘Sunday Thoughts’ ~ “With Heart and Hands”

August 20, 2022 Sandra

” . . .but I also think of hands as the instruments of our love and creativity.  With our hands, we put our heart, spirit, and thoughts into action.” ~ […]

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‘Sunday Thoughts’ ~ Beauty, Wonder and Awe!

August 13, 2022August 14, 2022 Sandra

“For beauty, truth, and goodness are not obsolete:  they spring eternal in the breast of man.”~ Ralph Waldo Emerson   Good morning, dear friends.  I do hope this finds you […]

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‘Sunday Thoughts’ ~ Kindness

August 6, 2022 Sandra

“ The brilliant poppy flaunts her head Amidst the ripening grain, And adds her voice to sell the song That August’s here again. ” ~ Helen Winslow (American editor and […]

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I Lost July!

July 30, 2022 Sandra

“Living is the art of getting used to what we didn’t expect.” ~ Eleanor C. Wood   Good Sunday morning, dear friends.  I hope this finds you well and enjoying […]

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‘Sunday Thoughts’ ~ Life at “Maison de Jardin” ~ The Garden House

July 2, 2022July 3, 2022 Sandra

   “What Gorgeous Thing” ~ Mary Oliver “I do not know what gorgeous thing the bluebird keeps saying, his voice easing out of his throat, beak, body into the pink […]

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‘Sunday Thoughts’ ~ Life and Garden Happenings

June 25, 2022 Sandra

“The earth laughs in flowers”. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson     “To me, a birthday means celebrating the presence of an individual in our lives.” ~ Meena Bajaj Life Happenings […]

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