Behold the newest visitor to our garden, a little basil plant. It planted itself into an empty pot of its own will, and is scarcely a month old. Nobody in my family has any clue as to how or when it rooted itself amidst the fragrant earth. But everyday when my mother and I come … Continue reading on plants and growing–a lesson from my basil plant
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it’s the last day of the year
There is something about the last week of the year that always calls out for reflection—on all the months that have flown past, and all those that await. A strange sense of wistfulness and nostalgia envelopes me every year as I try and process all that the days have evoked and brought with it. What … Continue reading it’s the last day of the year