Somehow along the way, I have lost touch with the things that make me happy. I stopped reading. Dreaded opening my laptop or my journal. Instead, I stared at the TV but did not enjoy anything that I found there. I ignored my garden and let it go with wild abandon. The seeds fell where … Continue reading Season 1 | Failures and a Winter Secret
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Season One | a potting shelf 🪴
Since around 2016 I have been interested in growing things. I have wanted to dirty my hands and get to business. I started small, with a few herbs here and there around the house. And then when I realized that I couldn't manage it with a busy work schedule, maintaining a social life, and being … Continue reading Season One | a potting shelf 🪴
Season One | Hydrangeas 🌸
Many moments of my childhood were spent gazing out my bedroom window at the beautiful pink and blue flowers that, I believed, had been planted just for me. They were my escape. I daydreamed constantly about a village of Little People living inside the shrub. Now that I'm older, I know that my flowers were … Continue reading Season One | Hydrangeas 🌸
Season One | Sunflowers 🌻
I have wanted to plant sunflowers in our yard for the longest time. Sunflowers have always captivates me. Their height, specifically. Last year, in the Summer of 2021, I tried my hand at transplanting four sunflowers into our back yard. Of the four, only two really took. They did not grow much bigger than a … Continue reading Season One | Sunflowers 🌻
Season One | Lightning & Roses
This evening was one for what I call the almost garden. I think perhaps I need a better name for it. It, meaning the idea that isn't quite an actual thing just yet. I think, for now, I may name the garden project lightning. It is storming as I write this. A beautiful, cooling spring … Continue reading Season One | Lightning & Roses
Leah Kristin 