Live With Flair

When I first began gardening, a graduate student at Penn State taught me all about “hardening off” my seedlings. She told me to take the

My friend, Bob Tiede, is giving away some of his excellent resources about asking good questions. And he quotes me in his book, which I 

This morning, it touched my heart when an older neighbor reached out to ask if I was OK. He wrote, “I have not seen you

Today I started preparing the garden for planting. I won’t transfer my indoor plants to the garden for another few weeks, but I wanted to

Remember how I told you I put out a selection of nest making materials to attract birds to build nests? Well, a little house sparrow

I’m so inspired by my students and all their healthy eating. Many of my students are plant-based and super creative with their meals. When someone

I’m loving meditating on Psalm 105:3-34. We read this: Glory in his holy name;     let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and

One of my favorite moments in springtime involves the arrival of purple violets. 

My random surveillance testing for COVID-19 on Penn State’s campus meant I traveled to an even more random location to take my COVID test today.

I’m learning to take what comes my way and receive these things as gifts and blessings. Sometimes, I learn many years into the future how