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    The Healing Power of Gardening

    May 28, 2021 / 0 Comments

      “Everything that slows us down and  forces patience, everything that sets us back  into the slow circles of nature, is a help.  Gardening is an instrument of grace.”  ~May Sarton Gardening restores me — no matter what else is going on around me. The essay below is a tribute to my Scottish-immigrant grandfather and his garden. It first appeared a few years ago in Country Gardens and was reprinted in the American and British editions of Reader’s Digest. It’s also included in my essay collection, Writing Home.    Grandpa’s Ferns   My grandfather was the proverbial Scottish curmudgeon, born and bred on a farm in the Orkney Islands. In his last…

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  • Inspirational quotes,  Photo stories

    Courage

    May 27, 2021 / 0 Comments

    “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says ‘I’ll try again tomorrow.’” ~Mary Anne Radmacher Digging in / Cindy La Ferle Miss any posts this week? For expanded content, featured posts and essays,  and social media sharing options, please visit the home page.

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    A compass for everyday living

    March 11, 2023

    Choices, choices

    July 26, 2023

    Random acts of authenticity

    July 13, 2023
  • Inspirational quotes,  Kurt Vonnegut,  Photo stories

    Keep your perspective

    May 26, 2021 / 0 Comments

    “Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though  the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.” ~Kurt Vonnegut Cindy La Ferle Miss any posts this week? For expanded content, featured posts,  and social media sharing options, please visit the home page.

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    Trusted friends

    January 25, 2023

    Attitude

    August 3, 2022

    Ditch the gloom

    November 11, 2022
  • Inspirational quotes,  Jim Rohn,  Photo stories

    Variety

    May 25, 2021 / 0 Comments

    “We need a variety of input and influence and voices. You cannot get all the answers to life and business from one person or from one source.” ~Jim Rohn Cindy La Ferle Miss any posts this week? For expanded content, featured posts,  and social media sharing options, please visit the home page.

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    Notes to yourself

    August 25, 2022

    How big is your world?

    August 11, 2023

    Wild weather

    December 23, 2022
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    Make it a good day

    May 24, 2021 / 4 Comments

    “It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look, which morally we can do. To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.” ~Henry David Thoreau, Walden Cindy La Ferle Special thanks to all who’ve emailed to tell me you’ve enjoyed or related to my “quarantine journal” entries, which document my personal experience and reflections since the start of the pandemic lockdown. New readers asked where to find earlier quarantine posts on my…

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    Revisiting Walden

    January 23, 2023

    Sheltering in place at my own private Walden

    March 29, 2020

    Celebrating October

    October 9, 2023
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"Life Lines" features inspirational quotes paired with my photos, plus links to my published lifestyle columns and essays. New posts are added daily, so please visit often or subscribe for email updates. ~Cindy La Ferle

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