Creative Practice

Evergreen Garden Stories

and sweet peas...

Jan 16 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

Because we all need an Index of Delight...

Jan 12 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

Celebrate the Turning of the Wheel

Here on the eve of the biggest dark, it would be so easy to draw in and succumb to despair. Thankfully light is coming on the other side of the Winter…

Dec 19, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

Note the woodsy scent of the tiny noble fir in the corner of the living room, the resinous perfume of juniper limbs loaded with berries on the mantle…

Dec 12, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

An Equation for Miracles

‘tis the season of miracles and gifting. Squeezed for time and with limited funds it’s easy to get distracted from what we can all give freely: The…

Dec 5, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

All the Waters Touch

and everything is connected... Life is a flat circle and all the waters touch. I know I’m mixing my metaphors, but I believe that life is the sum of…

Nov 28, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

Gratitude & Grace

giving thanks... If each year has its own melody, then 2025 has been a blend of scary music and a marching band. In other words, a perfectly normal mix…

Nov 21, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

celebrating life with and among plants... This weekend marks the beginning of my next trip around the sun, which is a good time to reflect on the past…

Oct 17, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

When life feels like it’s gone off the rails, lost all restraint and devolved into the worst of humanity, kitchen creations and gatherings around the…

Sep 19, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

is a beautiful distraction... Watching daily growth and production in the garden helps me believe in tomorrow.

Aug 1, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

Making a Garden

it's supposed to be fun... I studied art in college but for years I shied away from creating any work. Then one day I looked up, covered in dirt…

Jun 13, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

Repeating Myself

imperfect pep talks & small miracles...I didn’t wake up this morning thinking I should write about finches and crows and existential dread. Often, I…

May 30, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

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