Archive - Creative Notes

I'm sitting in the garden, writing this note, a cool breeze softening the afternoon heat, the only sounds the gentle tinkle of water trickling from the…

May 16 •

March 2025

Of fostering cats, pruning roses, and signs of new growth

Mar 4 •

January 2025

Caught between the old and new year

Embracing the slow pace of winter

Jan 20 •

December 2024

Autumn notes: November

November highlights from my French garden

Dec 12, 2024 •

November 2024

Autumn notes: October

October highlights from my French garden

Nov 7, 2024 •

October 2024

Autumn notes: September

September highlights in my French garden

Oct 15, 2024 •

September 2024

Summer notes: August

August highlights in my French garden

Sep 10, 2024 •

August 2024

Summer notes: July

July's highlights in the garden

Aug 9, 2024 •

July 2024

Summer notes: June

What happened in the garden during the month, with video

Jul 8, 2024 •

May 2024

Life happens, goals shifts, priorities change.

May 15, 2024 •

February 2024

Winter's beauty

A short update and a photography essay about the beauty of winter.

Feb 7, 2024 •

December 2023

December memories, the winter solstice, and calm holidays

How I try to recapture the magic of Christmas with my simple, non-religious, quiet celebrations.

Dec 7, 2023 •

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