Place

Life in the Village and beyond.

A New Old Soul

Over the years since Charlie and I have been together, various structures have appeared in the back yard; wood sheds, a sauna, a cold frame, replaced by a greenhouse. As

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swallowtail on scabiosa

Garden Visitors

Every year my flower garden is different. So many things go into defining what the garden will be; what volunteers, what we plant, where we plant it, and most significantly,

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sunflower sprouts

Winter Microgreens

This past fall, as I was cleaning up the winter garden, Charlie was building a greenhouse. It was a spontaneous construction. We never talked about a greenhouse. I have been

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Winter Greenhouse

Towards the end of autumn I can feel the shift into winter. The temperatures drop at both ends. The sun still appears but she is brief, bestowing warmth and light

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Garden Palette

Beginnings. One of the things I had to let go of when I left the mountain was the garden I had worked in and grown with over many years, endlessly

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Bandon sunset

Oregon Coast

I will never forget my first vision of the Oregon coast. We were driving north through California on Highway 101, and had recently crossed the border into Oregon. The thick

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Bridge over Ashland creek

Ashland in Autumn

Fall has always been my favorite season and October my favorite month. The angle and the quality of light shifts, from the harsh sunlight of summer, to the golden glow

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Ashland Trails

One of my reservations in moving to the village was leaving the mountain where I had lived for 25 years. I had grown roots in the steep soils, surrounded by

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