Tag Archives: Inspiration

A Christmas Story

Posted on November 30, 2016 by The Seventh Season

Each year as I prepare for my holiday baking, I take an inventory of the ingredients and spices I keep in my pantry. I always plan a special trip to select and purchase the things that I need to refill … Continue reading →

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Where to Find a Bit of Peace in Turbulent Times

Posted on October 16, 2016 by The Seventh Season

I have the unique opportunity to experience the gifts of nature by earning my living while out in gardens every day. Many speak about hardships with their work, so I feel extremely lucky to do something that is rewarding both … Continue reading →

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Life By Design Inside and Out-Fourth Edition

Posted on August 31, 2016 by The Seventh Season

This is the Fourth Edition in a series of creative perspectives about life and the design process from Interior Designer, Kim Macumber and myself. You can read Kim’s blog here! This summer we had the wonderful opportunity to get together and … Continue reading →

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Life by Design Inside and Out – First Edition

Posted on February 23, 2016 by The Seventh Season

This is the first in a series of creative perspectives about life and the design process from interior designer Kim Macumber and myself.  You can read Kim’s blog at: http://bit.ly/1LCAWor A View With A Room by Heather McLean I recently … Continue reading →

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A Rose By Any Other Name

Posted on February 17, 2016 by The Seventh Season

“In my garden, the rose opened, but I was too much in a hurry and passed it by. Love remembered me and said, I will make a rose bloom in your heart. Today, I will remember, my body is the … Continue reading →

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Counting On Love

Posted on February 10, 2016 by The Seventh Season

I wonder if elementary school kids still decorate shoe boxes for Valentines Day. Do you remember using construction paper, sticky white paste and paper lace dollies to create a festive mailbox for the annual delivery of little folded Valentine cards? … Continue reading →

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There’s No Place Like Home

Posted on February 2, 2016 by The Seventh Season

Where do you call home? There are all types of dwellings we can inhabit but that is not the factor that makes our house a home. You might abide in a house, or apartment, on a boat, in a tent, … Continue reading →

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Life by Design, Inside and Out

Posted on January 26, 2016 by The Seventh Season

This week I would like to introduce you to a very special friend of mine, Kim Macumber. We have been friends for over twenty five years and she is an incredibly talented interior designer. We plan to share some of … Continue reading →

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The Trees of Winter

Posted on January 5, 2016 by The Seventh Season

The winter landscape might appear barren and void, without foliage and flowers to delight our hearts, but when I look at my silent trees standing tall, I am awed by their strength. When storms blow through, the majestic oaks bend … Continue reading →

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The Liminal Space

Posted on December 31, 2015 by The Seventh Season

This morning I woke up thinking about New Year’s resolutions. Many of us have a tradition of creating a set of new rules and standards we can commit to for the new year. We create goals we wish to achieve … Continue reading →

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