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Karen Higgins
Turning a New Leaf
"Out with the old, in with the new." Why does that saying set my teeth on edge? Is it just me? Maybe it's because I like the old. Because...
Karen Higgins
Teetering on the Edge
The tiptoe into spring has begun. Yes, the trees are still bare, the rains drizzle on and cold winds seep into my bones. Yet even so if I...
Karen Higgins
Roots
A mighty wind. Pounding rain and hail, shoving creation around as if it were nothing. An ancient tree falls it's roots exposed for all to...
Karen Higgins
Winter's Wait
The earth is still and silent in the hush of winter. Cocooned in a blanket of frost, fog and certainty, it rests and waits, knowing the...
Karen Higgins
Clear as Mud
The rains have begun, and with the rain comes mud. Sticking to shoes, tracked into the house. Yes, I've put my garden to bed for the...
Karen Higgins
Creepy Things
It started out as beautiful... A sprig of ivy, a secret dream, a wishful yearning. An opening window, seeming as of no consequence....
Karen Higgins
Gone to Seed
All washed up. Past its prime. Burned out. Gone to seed. I wander in my garden trying to avoid fat spiders in the center of iridescent...
Karen Higgins
One Day
One day a rock dropped into my path, replacing sunshine, laughter and the scent of ripening fruit with disbelief, horror and darkness. I...
Karen Higgins
Abundance
Anyone who has a patch of flowers knows that July is a time of abundance. A vast array, a parade of textures, colors and scents, from the...
Karen Higgins
Wildflower Days
I'm having a wildflower kind of a day. And by that I don't mean that I'm skipping merrily down a country lane, winding a wreath of...
Pocketful of Posey
Two and a Half Gardening Hacks
I thought to offer you a few gardening tips that I've learned over the years. I'm not sure they are anything amazing, but they've...
Karen Higgins
Enchanted
I took myself on a ramble the other day. The breeze was blowing, the birds singing, and a road I had never traveled down before beckoned....
Pocketful of Posey
Fall Gathering
A new season, a new reason for a get-together. Another reason to pull out my brown transfer-ware. I've collected a few pieces, not enough...
Pocketful of Posey
A Variety of Vegetables
Lest you think I care only for flowers, I decided it was high time to show off some vegetables. Some of these are from my garden, and...
Pocketful of Posey
Tea With a Hydrangea
I had tea with a hydrangea today, just her and I, cozy as could be. We sat and admired the blue and white teacups for a while, along with...
Pocketful of Posey
Bouquet of the Month
Vegetables mixed with flowers add texture and surprise in this bouquet. Suitably, it is photographed in front of the kitchen garden. A...
Pocketful of Posey
A Moment to Smell the Roses
It can't all be weeding and watering, fertilizing and pruning, otherwise, I rather think there wouldn't be any gardens. So take a stroll...
Pocketful of Posey
Fabulous Phlox
A sure winner in the summer garden, phlox is my go-to, especially for beginning gardeners. The rewards of this perennial are as numerous...
Pocketful of Posey
Summer in a Jar
Greetings from the middle, the betwixt and between of spring and fall, the center of summer gardening. It's a busy time, is it not?...
Pocketful of Posey
A TP Holder, a Grocery Store Display and a Headboard
What do they all have in common? They're all in my garden, of course! Here is the headboard, the newest in my collection. I made it...