Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It's hard not to love how central they still are here just to daily life. So often, there's no great fan-fare (last night being an exception!) but the rituals and practices are just woven in. It's beautiful.
Keep the necessary coming! Love the thoughts.. & especially dahlias in baskets in the trees! I grew up in the era of May baskets … It was still cold in New Eng so we made colorful paper weave baskets & hand tinted flowers out of Kleenex and other bits of stuff around the house… put one or two real daffodils if it had been ‘warm’ spring in mix… walked around town leaving our baskets at friends front doors . Always hopeful returning home to see a basket at our door! 50’s kind of small town
I love that dahlias can mean ‘grace and kindness in the face of challenge and stress’. I want to give a basketful to everyone! (And thanks for sharing that memory - you’ve reminded me that I was always making paper flowers as a kid!)
Loved this piece. Probably because I love chestnuts and is wonderful to read something written by someone who is learning to enjoy our traditions.
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It's hard not to love how central they still are here just to daily life. So often, there's no great fan-fare (last night being an exception!) but the rituals and practices are just woven in. It's beautiful.
Grace & Kindness
Perfect image in troubled times -
A wonderful read 😊
Thank you so much, Eithna 😊
Lovely pix, sweet distraction from burdensome reality here across the pond..
Am waiting to balance all political and Substk accts before adding new… end of year coming..
Thank you - it was a necessary bit of self-care after my previous piece trying to respond to events on your side of the pond! 😬
Keep the necessary coming! Love the thoughts.. & especially dahlias in baskets in the trees! I grew up in the era of May baskets … It was still cold in New Eng so we made colorful paper weave baskets & hand tinted flowers out of Kleenex and other bits of stuff around the house… put one or two real daffodils if it had been ‘warm’ spring in mix… walked around town leaving our baskets at friends front doors . Always hopeful returning home to see a basket at our door! 50’s kind of small town
Reawakening from long dark cold winters.
I love that dahlias can mean ‘grace and kindness in the face of challenge and stress’. I want to give a basketful to everyone! (And thanks for sharing that memory - you’ve reminded me that I was always making paper flowers as a kid!)