âAmerica the Beautifulâ were the words penned by poet Katharine Lee Bates on July 22, 1893. Bates taught English at Wellesley College and loved to travel. Her home was filled with souvenirs from faraway lands. But her most important travels came in the U.S. Bates took a train from Boston to Colorado in 1893 to…
One of the things I love about fall is the chance to sit in the cooler garden and just listen and observe. From my chair under the maple tree, I can see the birds coming and going from the birdfeeder and bouncing from flower to flower looking for seeds. If my sitting time is close…
Septemberâs splendor is arriving in our gardens. By now, most vegetables have matured and are continuing to produce and most flowers have shown the same. Days are noticeably getting shorter, and the nights are getting cooler. Hereâs a look at tasks that await in the day ahead. Early September ⢠Now is a good time…
