The Greatest of all Causes...

“Nothing that I can do will change the structure of the universe. But maybe, by raising my voice I can help the greatest of all causes - goodwill among men and peace on earth.”

Albert Einstein~

Miss Me?

So, here I am--after a long hiatus. You know you missed me. Right. I aspire to be the quintessential hippie chick. "Granola" is my mantra. Really. Okay, not so much. I like deoderant, and I bathe regularly. No locked hair or Patchouli oil here.

Having said that, there certainly isn't anything wrong with being mindful. Living simply, authentically and within ones means has it's virtues. Protecting the earth and our fellow inhabitants is obviously important. I just don't want to be continually bashed over the head with those truths. It's tiresome.

So here is my goal: To live as simply, honestly and realistically as possible. And to pass on whatever I learn without being a complete ass about it. Here's hoping I succeed.

In the Garden...

I value my garden more fore being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

~Joseph Addison, The Spectator, 1712

HI--and welcome...

I think the true gardener is a lover of his flowers, not a critic of them. I think the true gardener is the reverent servant of Nature, not her truculent, wife-beating master. I think the true gardener, the older he grows, should more and more develop a humble, grateful and uncertain spirit.

~Reginald Farrer, In a Yorkshire Garden, 1909

Welcome to my latest project (such as it is)! Once upon a time I lovingly tended a garden with some 90 rose bushes, assorted trees, a myriad of perennials, a small vegetable patch, and a few assorted annuals (thanks for enduring my run-on sentence). That was then--now, having moved to a small apartment in Sacramento I find myself having to start anew (in more ways than one). I have found that my once green thumb, well, is not so green anymore. Also, apartment living has forced me to make a few gardening adjustments (my garden will now be confined to containers). So--as my blog description implies... gardening has become a new adventure.