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Let's Talk About Pink
a color story...  Pink is an enigma, a tantalizing hue that you’ll never find in a rainbow because pink is not found on the visual spectrum of light.
 • Lorene Edwards Forkner
Again and again, and again, again
I have a theory about baseball and gardening. There is an exquisite redundancy to both practices — Pitch, hit, run... Plant, tend, harvest... Again and…
 • Lorene Edwards Forkner
Why Hello There
how have you been... A warm welcome to new subscribers – it’s been a minute, so maybe I should (re)introduce myself.I’m Lorene Edwards Forkner, a…
 • Lorene Edwards Forkner
Talking to Myself
it's only crazy if you answer... I’m rather short of words these days. I should add that most of what I write these days, is what I need to hear. Which…
 • Lorene Edwards Forkner
Welcome Spring
in a world gone mad... “Come, gentle Spring! ethereal Mildness! come” –James Thomson Every spring, as seeding and weeding, pruning and potting…
Breathe
the sweet smells of the garden... I don’t know about you but everyday I have to remind myself to take a deep breath to slow my anxious nervous system…
 • Lorene Edwards Forkner
Everything has a Backstory
my life in plants... I have a long history with the NW Flower & Garden Show and every year as I stroll through the gardens and browse the marketplace I…
 • Lorene Edwards Forkner
Motherhood, Marriage & the Garden
Just a few random thought on this January day balanced by an essay I wrote for a storytelling event last November. I hope you enjoy it and I encourage…
 • Lorene Edwards Forkner
Alas
A modern fable on learning to let go... I’m done chasing ephemeral engagement dictated by algorithms that seem designed to disrupt connection. In a year…
 • Lorene Edwards Forkner
Transitions
in the school of life... As autumn approaches, I’m starting to feel that familiar tickle of back-to-school energy, a rhythm lodged in my body lo so many…
 • Lorene Edwards Forkner
Small Miracles
finding miracles... On Monday, my dear friend Deb came over and planted my zinnia seedlings in the garden. Then, just yesterday my friend and neighbor…
 • Lorene Edwards Forkner
My Analog Garden
just stopping by to say hi...
 • Lorene Edwards Forkner
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