The other day, as I looked at images on Tumblr and Pinterest, I stopped feeling inspired and began to fidget. What was wrong? Didn’t I enjoy looking at layer cakes and border gardens? How could I turn away from 1001…
Field Notes from Water’s Ridge

Cottage Life, Journal, Journal, Uncategorized, Wild Gardening ·
The other day, as I looked at images on Tumblr and Pinterest, I stopped feeling inspired and began to fidget. What was wrong? Didn’t I enjoy looking at layer cakes and border gardens? How could I turn away from 1001…

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“God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.”
— Martin Luther
Joy Lessons is my notebook for paying attention. I write field notes from Water’s Hill, practice small domestic liturgies, and serve a few good recipes. If you’re here for the sky, the garden, and the ordinary sacred, you’re in the right place.

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