Writer's Nook Archives | Make it a Garden https://makeitagarden.com/category/writers-nook/ Creating imaginative & inviting places Tue, 26 Nov 2024 04:33:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://makeitagarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-miag-watering-can-32x32.png Writer's Nook Archives | Make it a Garden https://makeitagarden.com/category/writers-nook/ 32 32 The Shepherd’s Surprise https://makeitagarden.com/the-shepherds-surprise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-shepherds-surprise https://makeitagarden.com/the-shepherds-surprise/#comments Sat, 25 Dec 2021 04:47:44 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=7217 Was this just a random group of shepherds, or was there a reason why God called their attention to the birth of His Son?

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/the-shepherds-surprise/feed/ 2 7217 The Faith That Waits: Simeon’s Story https://makeitagarden.com/the-faith-that-waits-simeons-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-faith-that-waits-simeons-story https://makeitagarden.com/the-faith-that-waits-simeons-story/#respond Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:50:44 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=7158 Meet the Simeon of the Christmas Story with insights into what it may have been like to be assured of seeing the Christ child.

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/the-faith-that-waits-simeons-story/feed/ 0 7158 Watching for Jesus: Anna’s Story https://makeitagarden.com/watching-for-jesus-annas-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watching-for-jesus-annas-story https://makeitagarden.com/watching-for-jesus-annas-story/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2021 06:26:36 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=7146 Part 1 of a 3-part series of short reflections for Christmas. Go deeper into the story behind a woman's wait to see Jesus.

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/watching-for-jesus-annas-story/feed/ 0 7146 Creating a digital-free zone in the garden https://makeitagarden.com/creating-a-digital-free-zone-in-the-garden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creating-a-digital-free-zone-in-the-garden https://makeitagarden.com/creating-a-digital-free-zone-in-the-garden/#comments Fri, 07 Feb 2020 07:42:02 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=5275 Now more than ever, we must take a break from digital overload. Homeowners desire a bit more privacy and secluded places are a sought after backyard project.

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/happy-holidays-the-peace-joy-of-contentment/feed/ 0 4229 How to Make a Rustic Bouquet with Fall Foliage https://makeitagarden.com/how-to-make-a-rustic-bouquet-with-fall-foliage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-make-a-rustic-bouquet-with-fall-foliage https://makeitagarden.com/how-to-make-a-rustic-bouquet-with-fall-foliage/#comments Sat, 31 Aug 2019 23:32:44 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=3442 No matter where you live, you can bring the vibrant colors of nature into your home. In an artificial world, a live bouquet with Fall foliage really sets the tone. It’s pretty in a vase on the kitchen window sill. Or as a freshly picked table centerpiece for harvest gatherings. I like to place an… Continue reading How to Make a Rustic Bouquet with Fall Foliage

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/how-to-make-a-rustic-bouquet-with-fall-foliage/feed/ 2 3442 See Alaska’s Plants and Berries in the Fall https://makeitagarden.com/see-alaskas-plants-and-berries-in-the-fall/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=see-alaskas-plants-and-berries-in-the-fall https://makeitagarden.com/see-alaskas-plants-and-berries-in-the-fall/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:00:18 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=2658 There’s a crispness in the air. It’s not quite cold enough to see your breath, but enough to know summer is definitely over. The leaves on the cottonwood trees are spun gold, and a pungent whiff of ripe, high bush cranberries fills your nostrils. It invigorates and energizes me. Most people love summer. Perhaps I… Continue reading See Alaska’s Plants and Berries in the Fall

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/see-alaskas-plants-and-berries-in-the-fall/feed/ 0 2658 Meet Alaska’s Wildflowers in Summer https://makeitagarden.com/meet-alaskas-wildflowers-in-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-alaskas-wildflowers-in-summer https://makeitagarden.com/meet-alaskas-wildflowers-in-summer/#comments Sat, 06 Jul 2019 02:52:26 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=2624 Come see what’s blooming in my yard Meet Alaska’s wildflowers in Summer. Perhaps you expected forget-me-nots in the top photo. After all, they are Alaska’s state flower. But the wild rose (prickly rose, rosa acicularis) is much more prominent throughout the state as well as around my home. You won’t have to scroll very far… Continue reading Meet Alaska’s Wildflowers in Summer

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/meet-alaskas-wildflowers-in-summer/feed/ 8 2624 Meet Alaska’s Wildflowers in Spring https://makeitagarden.com/meet-alaskas-wildflowers-in-spring/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meet-alaskas-wildflowers-in-spring https://makeitagarden.com/meet-alaskas-wildflowers-in-spring/#comments Sat, 25 May 2019 04:02:29 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=1971 Come see what’s in bloom around my place Nothing is more welcomed than Alaska’s wildflowers in the Spring. The season got off to a great start by showing up a little early. Here I am raking leaves in March and my mood is nothing short of ecstatic. (SEE short story “When Spring Comes Early”) Then,… Continue reading Meet Alaska’s Wildflowers in Spring

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]]> https://makeitagarden.com/meet-alaskas-wildflowers-in-spring/feed/ 2 1971 How a Craft Show Changed My Attitude https://makeitagarden.com/how-a-craft-show-changed-my-attitude/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-a-craft-show-changed-my-attitude https://makeitagarden.com/how-a-craft-show-changed-my-attitude/#respond Mon, 15 Apr 2019 22:15:13 +0000 https://makeitagarden.com/?p=694 Behind the scenes of a one-woman operation It looks like moving day at my house! But it’s just the annual chaos that comes with getting ready for my first big craft show of the season. This year, it’s the Saturday right before Easter. All the dish flowers, totems, bird baths and tea cup bird feeders… Continue reading How a Craft Show Changed My Attitude

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