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Mary Birk’s Blog: Love Letters
In this age of email and texts, do lovers still send love letters? One of my friends recently recounted the story of her grandparents’ romantic correspondence, and it got me to thinking about love letters. Of course, I went to the internet and found there
Mary Birk’s Blog: Ghost Ranch
Last week, driving down to Albuquerque from Denver, my car wanted to veer west. I take road trips to New Mexico fairly frequently, and we generally go west. Sometimes Santa Fe, sometimes Taos, sometimes Ojo Caliente, but the place I feel the most connection with
Mary Birk’s Blog: Joy in the Morning
Who hasn’t felt it when you’ve opened your eyes in the morning? That feeling of hope, of a new chance, a new day, a new beginning? “Weeping may spend the night, But there is Joy in the Morning.” The proverb seems a little dark, seeming
Mary Birk’s Blog: Visit From A Hummingbird
So, I’m weeding in the backyard this afternoon, talking on headphones to my sister, Liz, while David is grilling chicken and asparagus. A year ago today was Mike’s funeral and afterward the celebration of his life here at the house and backyard he loved. We
Mary Birk’s Blog: In Love with Lilacs
Whenever I smell lilacs, I think of my Grandma Lydia. Her North Dakota garden flourished with the big, fragrant purple bushes. My father was in the Air Force; we had no permanent home, so my grandparents’ home held that spot in my heart. Up in
Mary Birk’s Blog: How Many Years Does It Take To Make A Garden?
How many years does it take to make a garden? I’ve been working on mine (on and off, admittedly, and with varying degrees of dedication) for over thirty years. Yet it’s still very much a work in progress, and so many of the plants I