Category Archives: gardening

Answered Prayers 😇

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Beth W.

April brought hopefully the first of many birds to my feeders, a sweet bloom from my old house and a new hobby! Continue reading →

Posted in anticipating good, Celebrate, drawing, gardening, looking forward, love, patience, spring, thankfulness | Tagged answered prayers, bird feeder, bird feeding station, finch, hyacinth, iris, Jesus Christ, Romans, St. Paul, zentangle | Leave a comment

Tangle Tuesday – 5/30 – Do It Anyway

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Beth W.

Yesterday I visited our local greenhouse and among other things, I purchased flowers for the window boxes on my shed. Shortly after I finished planting them, a storm blew in and they were pummeled with hail. They survived, but were … Continue reading →

Posted in drawing, gardening, Tangle Tuesday, zentangle | Tagged Do It Anyway, Flowers, hail, Mother Teresa, otter, planting, Tangle Tuesday, zentangle | 6 Comments

Tangle Tuesday 5/9/23 🌼

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Beth W.

With Spring comes hope! ❤ Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, helping others, Seasons, spring, Tangle Tuesday, zentangle | Tagged Bernard Williams, bleeding heart, daffodil, Ellis Peters, giant snowdrop, hyacinth, ladybug, pasque flower, spring, Tangle Tuesday, tulip | 7 Comments

Anticipation

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Beth W.

My thoughts today on anticipation Continue reading →

Posted in anticipating good, gardening, looking forward | Tagged anticipation, blooms, buds, lily, looking forward, poppy, rose, Sonja Lyubomirsky | 13 Comments

Roses

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Beth W.

Take time to stop and smell the roses! Continue reading →

Posted in Beautiful, Carpe Diem, Embrace Life, gardening | Tagged Alphonse Karr, Dale Carnegie, enjoy today, First Day of Summer, Robert Herrick, roses | 4 Comments

Spring – Looking Forward

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Beth W.

Sweet Spring! Continue reading →

Posted in Beautiful, Carpe Diem, gardening, Seasons, spring | Tagged Bernard Williams, new blooms, new buds, pasque flower, Said Nursi, Saint Francis de Sales, shed, spring, spring flowers, tulips, warmer weather | 8 Comments

Personality

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Beth W.

A new little blog post about finding my personality type. Continue reading →

Posted in creativity, gardening, Just Me, Learning, personality | Tagged Hobbies, INFJ, Myers Briggs, personality, Pinterest, Spotify, The Counselor | 20 Comments

Nothing lasts forever. Enjoy it while you can!

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Beth W.

Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think. Horace Yesterday, to my dismay I discovered that my lovely hot poker … Continue reading →

Posted in angels, Carpe Diem, gardening | Tagged angel drawing, Carpe Diem, Cesare Pavese, Concentrate on the present, Flowers lost to deer, gardening, Horace, lily, Make the most of every day, red hot poker flower | 7 Comments

Friendship

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Beth W.

A good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have. Irish Proverb

Posted in friendship, gardening | Tagged friendship, garden gnome, garden ideas, Irish proverb, tree decorations | 7 Comments

Bloom

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Beth W.

As long as we are persistent in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time. Denis Waitley

Posted in Beautiful, gardening, persevere | Tagged bloom, fuchsia, Garden | 2 Comments

Getting Back to Positivity

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Beth W.

To move forward, one sometimes needs to let go of the past. That is easier said than done. My divorce was final March 30th, but I think somewhere in the back of my mind I truly hoped that maybe someday … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Just Me, Let it go, Love Yourself, moving on, persevere | Tagged do what brings you joy, Let it go, life goes on, moving on | 9 Comments

How can you be positive with “haters”?

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Beth W.

Yesterday was a tough day for me. I woke up in great spirits, went to church and was looking forward to meeting up with a friend for a walk/hike. I opened my email and saw I had a blog comment … Continue reading →