Tag Archives: Earthsprings
From Earthsprings Kitchen: Meatless Loaf
Jennifer, I promised to post the way I made the meatless loaf you said was “the best meatless loaf I’ve ever had!” Thanks for the compliment, and, as I told you, I can’t begin to give you proportions, as it … Continue reading
Safe House
After picking blackberries this morning in the side garden, I thought I saw something different among the brambles, so I pulled back a prickly branch and then I pulled back another leaf or two, and behold, hidden deep in the … Continue reading
Today in the Garden
Each day something new, each day something bloomed and gone. Each day I walk and worship and wish for you here to see and share. I think of a quote by Ted O’Neil in his little book Gardening Therapy: “God … Continue reading
Controlled burning
Yesterday was quite a day at Earthsprings Retreat Center, which is tucked into the corner of Davy Crockett National Forest. Because of the terribly hot dry conditions we had last summer when almost all of Texas was on fire, this … Continue reading
Now I understand that part of the myth of Aphrodite—you know, the part about her being so fickle, just loving what was in front of her. Well, the myth also says that when she was born out of the sea, … Continue reading
The View From Earthsprings
Only two weeks since the frost, yet already all these weeds to pull and the long, long conversation again: “You have the whole meadow, the whole forest, why must you grow among the amaryllis, the beans, the resurgent larkspur?” And … Continue reading