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  • Summer blues 2019

    by Gretchen Pettis
    Perfect start to the first Monday of June...for the last 29 years I have been enthralled with a garden of blues and purples- I may add a splash of ...

  • Great Grand-pa

    by Gretchen Pettis
    When I was 20 I met Rick’s grandfather, Hershel Baxter. Grandpa and I shared the same birthday and we also shared a love of gardening. Til he left ...

  • May 2018

    by Gretchen Pettis
    Walked out of the school this afternoon and was greeted by this oasis of calm. The sunlight dancing through the oak trees scattering over these mos...

  • Make everyday special 2018

    by Gretchen Pettis
    Making the everyday special - silver & crystal always match...this little corner makes me smile...the patina of silver brightens the tools in m...

  • Yes Ma’am….

    by Gretchen Pettis
    Welcome to my world- this page is a kaleidoscope of things I love- like a quilt -these pieces of my interests have come together in this page. As I...

  • Thanks, Mama

    by Gretchen Pettis
    I have often said one of the greatest gifts my mother gave me was that of piano lessons. From accompanying a choir, playing at church on Sundays, p...

  • Saving a house…2003

    by Gretchen Pettis
    One of the most rewarding projects I did was restoring a tired, forgotten, out-of-date house. A kitchen of clutter & rooms that had no life for...

  • Seasons - August 15, 2018

    by Gretchen Pettis
    “To everything there is a season”... words that I have often said & have spent a great deal of time thinking about...as a mom of little ones it...

  • A reminder from August 2018

    by Gretchen Pettis
    Part of my life was spent in corporate training in New York with Pfizer. One of the phrases I found true was “what I teach I master”. As I now spen...

  • Christmas past…

    by Gretchen Pettis
    Sometimes the children think I take too many pictures of them - they sigh and indulge me- knowing at this point it’s just easier - because we stand...

  • Lessons from the Gardener….

    by Gretchen Pettis
    In the words of one of my favorite old hymns...”I come to the garden alone...” the melody running through my mind as I hear the words “and He walks...

  • There’s no place like Home

    by Gretchen Pettis
    “There’s no place like home” afternoon camp last week with these soon to be 4th graders. We had a week full of exploring the history and beauty of ...