Cynthia Reyes's Blog, page 52
July 17, 2014
The Guilty Gardener
I love gardening. But for a smart person, I can be really stupid. ** A pain-filled fall and winter got worse as we headed toward spring: the few times I went out, I caught something. Flu. Bronchitis. A cough that … Continue reading →
July 15, 2014
Books, Gardens and Bob Marley
I can barely describe how marvelous it is to be the author-guest of a book club again. I’ve been mostly at home since November – doctor’s orders – rarely venturing out. But last year I’d accepted two book club invitations … Continue reading →[image error]
July 12, 2014
A Gardener’s Question to God
When you said we should love all your creatures And I try – you know that I do When you told us that we should love them Did you mean mosquitoes too? God, you know I’m a kind sort of … Continue reading →
July 11, 2014
You Can’t Eat Flowers
This is the rallying cry of People Who Grow Vegetables. People like My Better Half. And his friend Vito, the neighbour who regularly turns up his nose at my flowers. Which is exactly why I had this picture taken of Vito … Continue reading →
July 9, 2014
Flowers, Memories, Diaries
Memory is the diary we all carry about with us, wrote Oscar Wilde. But for me, diary is memory. Years of memories. Family, home, garden, daily life. Diaries played a small role in my overall life, but became a huge part of my … Continue reading →
July 6, 2014
Herbs …. Ho Hum
My blog has received its first complaint. Seems I’ve produced fine stories about fine people and fine flowers. My crime is that I’ve completely ignored the fine herbs and vegetables growing in my husband’s gardens. Like the fragrant apple mint, which … Continue reading →
July 5, 2014
I’ve Got The Blues
If you’d asked me if I had many blue flowers in my summer garden, I would have said ‘no’. But turns out I would have been wrong. As borne out by this blue Clematis, above. The blue-lavender Clematis on the … Continue reading →
July 1, 2014
Rain, Shine and the Spaces Between
The skies turn dark, more grey than black. The air becomes perfectly still. And then comes the rain, in sheets and showers. Pouring down on dry grass, garden beds… … and our verandah roof. The water streams down in front … Continue reading →
June 28, 2014
Inferior Design — A Natural Talent
If I call to invite close relatives to supper, their reply goes like this: “Oh! How nice…” A long pause follows. Then: “Er… Who’s cooking?” So — naturally — I reply: “You have nothing to fear. Husband is cooking.” Joyful sounds … Continue reading →
June 25, 2014
Vivian Shapiro, a Woman Who Loves Books
The little girls in this photo are Vivian, on the right, and her sister Roslyn. Their childhood home had a vast library and Vivian loved reading books. Classics for Junior Readers, the eleven volumes of The Foundation Library for Young … Continue reading →
