Category Archives: Gardening
Longing for spring but enjoying the winter
Mindful gardening is better than sex
According to a study in Scientific American, orgasm and meditation elicit similar results in the brain by reducing thoughts surrounding our sense of self (i.e., the thoughts that flit around our brains nonstop like, Am I thin enough? Am I getting enough sleep? Was I social enough at that last party? Did I look okay?) […]
So. Many. Blueberries!
We were delighted to discover that our backyard has two long swaths of blueberries! Initially, I thought that the plants there were just scrub. The stiff, dry low bushes reminded me of plants on the sand dunes of North and South Carolina beaches. I didn’t expect them to amount to much. And then we noticed […]