With the arrival of spring I typically over-populate my “To Do” list as I emerge from the cold weather doldrums (yes, even in SE Coastal Georgia, this Michigan transplant suffers during...
Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. – Stevie Wonder God...
My grandmother’s garden was laid out in neat, wide rows of color framed by golden brown swaths of rumpled soft earth. I came to think of her garden as the natural order of...
It is March and already winter in Coastal Southeast Georgia is coming to an end. Our winters are short and mild and seldom keep us inside for long, but we still anticipate the return...
I’ve described myself many times over the years as a “color person”. I live in color. Breath in color. Dream in color. Maybe it’s the artist in me or it’s one of the...
La vie est une fleur dont l’amour est le miel. Life is a flower of which love is the honey. – Victor Hugo Vivre sans aimer n’est pas proprement vivre. To live without...
February’s birth month flower is the violet. I’ve been acquainted with the wild flower variety since childhood. Growing up in Michigan, I loved looking for them in the spring. These tiny, sweet violets...
Carnations have always been one of my favorite go-to flowers. I discovered long ago how wonderfully long lasting they are as cut flowers and since I love having fresh flowers in my home, and I like...
November 11th — a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace, Armistice Day was primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I. But in 1954, after...
Photos by Nancy Kirkpatrick “Life is a canvas, you are the brush, and all the colors lay before you. Paint your portrait.” – Chris Mott Vibrant reds. Orange. Yellow. Green. Blue. Purple. Pink. Nancy’s photography can be...