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On May 1st my Mom died....... I knew this day would come, if life follows it's prescribed order, but denial is a better friend. That it came following a fall, brain surgery and ultimately hospice, was not in the plan, but what is? We entered a roller coaster world of hope, despair, hope.......There was still so much to say, much too late. I started and stopped this post so often, it barely reflects my original thoughts. But in the end wanted to honor Mom, she would like this post. As Mom's…

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Arbor Day Foundation on Instagram: "We all know that tree rings can tell a tree's age, but they can tell us SO much more. A tree's light-colored rings represent wood that grew in the spring and early summer, while the dark rings represent wood that grew in the late summer and fall. One light ring + one dark ring = 1️⃣ year of a tree’s life. Rings also give scientists information about that area’s local climate in the past. Tree rings usually grow wider in warm, wet years and they are thinner

Scotland was the first country I chose to study historic gardens. At the time, late 80's, Scotland was home to most of the major head-gardeners across Europe. Gleaned this fact from a PBS garden show from that era. . A small aside during that PBS show, it pulled my trigger. Of I went, decades across Europe studying historic gardens. . Earlier this week, a new pic, below, from Scotland. Better it's a cemetery, with winter blooming bulbs. Have never been to Scotland during winter. . Aside from…

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