Live With Flair

Roses take forever to bloom. I’ve been watching these buds for almost two weeks. It’s almost time because the rose sepals (the leaves the protect

Sometime in the last 12 years, my family put me in charge of hydration. This means that I’m the one checking in on whether or

It’s raining and cold! Instead of feeling like this is a terrible way for summer vacation to begin, we do the things we love to

In honor of living slow and more reflectively on this last day of school, my daughters and I harvest the berries and make a strawberry

My husband and I travel to find the lady slipper orchids in the forest. We look back to 2011 when our friend pointed them out

I didn’t save this berry for my children or husband or even a neighbor. Oh no, I ate it immediately. I feel no remorse whatsoever.

It’s raining, but I know I have to harvest this day’s strawberries. The whole time I’m out there in the mud and underneath the dark

I love this season of graduation parties, block parties, pool afternoons, and just sitting around being together. Today, we were with folks all day long,

“If God knows everything, then He never gets to be surprised.” This is my daughter expressing sadness over what she feels is one of life’s

We’re growing many unusual things in our garden, things like artichokes and radishes and eggplant. Every morning, barefoot and chilly, we all go to the