Author Archives: The Seventh Season

You’ve Been Grounded

Posted on October 31, 2015 by The Seventh Season

This has been a month of extremes here in Austin. We’ve experienced a few tastes of autumn’s cool mornings followed by record breaking high temperatures in the afternoon. Our drought or deluge precipitation pattern is impossible to predict, with no … Continue reading →

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Tidying Up

Posted on September 6, 2015 by The Seventh Season

There is always something to do in a garden. Leaves fall, plants blow over, branches grow tangled and a myriad of small challenges seem to appear every day. This is why gardeners have green thumbs. It’s not that we have … Continue reading →

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The Gift

Posted on August 2, 2015 by The Seventh Season

“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

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Tending Your Garden

Posted on July 9, 2015 by The Seventh Season

Ask any gardener how much effort they have to put into their beloved plot, and I bet they will tell you that there was more that they could have done. When it comes to our gardening chores, it seems there … Continue reading →

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Refuse To Grow Up

Posted on May 23, 2015 by The Seventh Season

“There are many tired gardeners but I’ve seldom met old gardeners. I know many elderly gardeners but the majority are young at heart. Gardening simply does not allow one to be mentally old, because too many hopes and dreams are … Continue reading →

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Time to Plant

Posted on April 26, 2015 by The Seventh Season

On that glorious day when spring arrives, gardeners know that it’s now time to plant our seeds. Experience has taught us to learn a little bit about what we intend to plant. I once planted seeds for the most fantastic looking … Continue reading →

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Working with Love

Posted on March 29, 2015 by The Seventh Season

Mother Teresa once said, “Love begins at home. It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in that action.” If we cannot bring love from the opening moments of each endeavor, the result will never … Continue reading →

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We Need To Find God

Posted on February 28, 2015 by The Seventh Season

“We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness.  See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grow in silence. See the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence. We need … Continue reading →

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It All Starts With A Seed

Posted on January 20, 2015 by The Seventh Season

It all starts with a seed. From a random thought, or a dream, or even an idea that comes out of nowhere, something new is about to be born.  I’ve been told that my ideas are like an endless stream … Continue reading →

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Oscar and Olivia

Posted on December 18, 2014 by The Seventh Season

Oscar and Olivia Oscar was a bachelor. He worked at night and he slept all day. He lived in one of the older neighborhoods of South Austin and he kept quiet and mostly to himself. He came and went late … Continue reading →

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