tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680282344162469445.post920563221350315108..comments2023-09-30T06:31:56.558-07:00Comments on Living Stones Community: Slowing down the paceliving stoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444266250380793763noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680282344162469445.post-77096834543410530772009-04-25T10:45:00.000-07:002009-04-25T10:45:00.000-07:00Thank you, all. Anna, I knew it was your post even...Thank you, all. Anna, I knew it was your post even before I read the second one. Container gardening is a great way to start. A number of plants do well in containers. <br /><br />I even saw a larger-than-normal but small enough to be doable in my yard container in which one might plant potatoes. Four hundred pounds of potatoes (which is the average amount harvested from that contraption) would feed us and maybe some other families for a year.<br /><br />My thoughts have been turning to good stewardship of the earth in this venture as well. Somehow, being in a relationship of planting and reaping keeps me aware of my responsibility toward our environment.<br /><br />On a humorous note, one of our neighbors has a flock of turkeys (which, incidentally, is technically not permitted in our community). These turkeys manage to break out of bounds fairly regularly. The tom loves displaying his beautiful tail feathers, and he and the hens head straight for the young plants in our neighbors' raised vegetable beds. They said, "Well, he'll already be seasoned well with onions by Thanksgiving."Rehobothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098954661267096296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680282344162469445.post-20679620704262264852009-04-21T18:07:00.000-07:002009-04-21T18:07:00.000-07:00Susan,
I wrote about the Lantana--Blessings, Anna...Susan,<br /><br />I wrote about the Lantana--Blessings, Anna <br /><br />P.S.<br />Your success with container plants has got me thinking, maybe I could do that too.living stoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444266250380793763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680282344162469445.post-42707141346030609452009-04-21T18:04:00.000-07:002009-04-21T18:04:00.000-07:00Susan, I am no gardener, but I want to change. Rec...Susan, I am no gardener, but I want to change. Recently, I bought two lovely purple lantana plants. They quickly shed their original blooms, and I've been waiting for them to "do it again." I can see they have tiny buds, so I'm ready for them to get on with the show. Your reflection has made me realize my plants can help me slow down as I watch them grow slow.<br /> Thanks for helping me with this connection.living stoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444266250380793763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680282344162469445.post-87778309265098614302009-04-21T08:39:00.000-07:002009-04-21T08:39:00.000-07:00All of you have encouraged me in return. I am than...All of you have encouraged me in return. I am thankful for this group.Rehobothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098954661267096296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680282344162469445.post-3753761775454591222009-04-21T06:00:00.000-07:002009-04-21T06:00:00.000-07:00Beautiful reflection. Thanks! I've always loved wo...Beautiful reflection. Thanks! I've always loved working in the garden. Even when I wanted nothing to do with God (as a very distracted teenager), my mom could count on me to pick out flowers and plant them outside in the flower beds every spring.John Orzechowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701058293832714313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680282344162469445.post-26167739815662219672009-04-20T13:17:00.000-07:002009-04-20T13:17:00.000-07:00Great reflection. Thank you for sharing. It helped...Great reflection. Thank you for sharing. It helped me to slow down and go deeper, be more aware and more present. I'm grateful for the ways our community's sharing enriches and strenthens me--and I believe enriches and strengthens us all.<br />--RickeyRChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953614290688725077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680282344162469445.post-33585570222015352712009-04-20T07:15:00.000-07:002009-04-20T07:15:00.000-07:00I decided to look up the word "cultivate" after re...I decided to look up the word "cultivate" after reading this, and a couple of the definitions included these words: promote the development/growth of, devote oneself to, prepare, foster. I think that we can only do those things when we are slowed down in some senses. Whether we are cultivating a garden, friendship, fellowship, talent, it takes slowing down the pace. So I love that you have written about this, and I appreciated the brave little mint and how it is a part of your story as well. Thank you!Jen Addishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952651772956347503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680282344162469445.post-9708939658781933722009-04-19T10:03:00.000-07:002009-04-19T10:03:00.000-07:00"Herbs, tomatoes, and pepper plants," such blessin..."Herbs, tomatoes, and pepper plants," such blessings. <br /><br />Today,to slow down, I painted. I painted the canvas solid blue. Stoking the brush repeatedly with the same color and in the same direction is comparable to pulling weeds, in some sense.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this.Paul T. Corriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763011561669230915noreply@blogger.com