Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light
~ Theodore Roethke
Merryville is a very pretty and some say a bit quirky, though neighborly, little town. A simple place, in a simpler time, it sits within a small valley ringed with evergreens, wild cherry trees and several small farms . Most folks who grow up in Merryville, tend to stay in Merryville. Just a bicycle's ride to the coast, the loveliest lilacs grow there in spring, and folks come from miles around, just to see bluebirds and to hear the red-winged blackbirds sing.
Mrs. Staggs loves to garden, and you will often find her outside wandering about her property with her faithful companion, Miss Luna, in a long skirt and wellies, with a trowel or other garden implements in hand. Known for her lovely roses and the tallest foxgloves you ever did see, Mrs. Staggs also grows an abundant vegetable garden, and a great many dahlias that she loves to share. Pickled beets, and giant sunflowers, tomatoes and collard greens, are just a few of the crops Mrs. Staggs will grow this year. Well, she'll have to pickle the beets after she grows them, but you know what I mean!
You Will Sometimes Find Me in My Craft Room
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This is a slideshow I created with photographs I took at Whipps' Garden Cemetery while I was visiting there with my friend Beth in Maryland.
We both think it is a very special place.
I imagine it to be truly lovely, really, in all seasons.
Remember to adjust your speakers for sound!
....'til next time in Merryville.
Tomorrow, I will have been home from visiting my friends in Maryland for one week. It was a wonderful two week visit with them. I took a lot of photographs while I was there. This one of a small cemetery angel is my favorite. I may frame it for the narrow wall next to my bedside. Now I truly do wish I had bought the pretty little antique wooden frame that I saw. This photograph reminds me of the peace that I felt walking under the green canopy of trees that shelters a little restored cemetery garden dating back to the early 1800's, very near to where Beth and Tom live.
I am mindful and thankful for each day.
Namaste'
I Have a New, Old Plate
The stories it could tell.
Just imagine!
