by Martha Brettschneider | May 2, 2013 | Fitness, Mindful Gardening, Motivation
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you…I could walk through my garden forever. ~ Alfred Tennyson Friends matter. I’ve buried a lot of them in my garden. Put another way, my garden is filled with my friends. Diane’s Black Eyed Susans...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 24, 2013 | Life Lessons, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Motivation
“I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.” ~ W.C. Fields A year ago, almost exactly to the day, a very large snake came calling in my garden. He (or she) had a message for me. If I wrote about the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 16, 2013 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Mindful Gardening, Mindful Parenting, Motivation
Boston gave me a taste of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) yesterday. I was in my ninth hour of gardening when my mother called and told me to turn on the TV. (She knows me. I never watch TV.) The ear-splitting blast (this time bombs, not planes going into...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 10, 2013 | Breast Cancer, Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts
Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace. ~ May Sarton Spring barreled into town this past weekend like a sailor on shore leave. It was a shock to...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 13, 2012 | Breast Cancer, Mindful Gardening
“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson This year I have approached my garden from an Emersonian viewpoint, embracing the virtues of weeds. A house remodeling project in the spring, a book idea, and...
