Une petit dejeuner et des fleurs. This combination of my ...

Une petit dejeuner et des fleurs. This combination of my neighbor Trudi’s dahlias and a small breakfast should fortify the soul of any of us. The display is homespun. It gives grace to our ordinary days, but can it by itself give us relief when we are worried or in need of consolation? No! By itself it cannot. It especially cannot help if we have not worked beauty into our souls as a condition of our everyday life. What could dahlias possibly mean to me? I’ve watched them grow in all their ma...