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| Gardens at Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Regina ~ September 08, 2025 |
A flower bed ~
true marriage of nature
and the human hand.
Glorious colours and patterns
planted carefully, welcome bees,
butterflies (and cameras)
to these bright and bold displays.
“The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature.
To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.”
~ Alfred Austin, English poet
(1835 - 1913)
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| November 28, 2006 |
Soup and sandwiches ~ comforting meals,
rather like an old sweater. There is any old soup
~ one from a recipe or a ‘Must Go’ soup from
the refrigerator to fit the mood of the day.
In summer I love a delicious cold soup
~ this summer it was sweet potato soup
made in March and from the freezer .
The more high society soups are really
no different. To make them special
they must be served in the finest china
with silver cutlery. Sandwiches are created
from what’s available and for me,
require buttered bread before
salami or ham or tomatoes are
nestled in with a crown of
lettuce; a dill pickle skewered on top.
Soup and sandwiches ~ comforting meals,
rather like an old sweater. It could be any old soup
~ one from a recipe or a ‘Must Go’ soup from
the refrigerator to fit the mood of the day.
“I can make a couple of good sandwiches: tuna salad and
chopped egg salad. And Greek bean soup.”
~ Leonard Cohen
Nestling into the corner of the sofa
just vacated by my kitty,
I have a good book to read,
my big warm socks on my icy feet
and a fleece blanket to get cosy under.
Time has hung suspended,
and I still don’t know how
to manage life in retirement ~
I’m willing to keep practicing
~ until I get it right.
“Retirement, a time to enjoy all the things
you never had time to do when you worked.”
~ Catherine Pulsifer, author
