by Margaret Philbrick | Feb 12, 2019 | Growing Life
Last weekend I fell on the ice twice. Who didn’t? Despite my trusty Bearpaw boots, the thick layer of fresh powder disguised the ice rink beneath. Slam…Ouch! Move all limbs, check for broken bones, breathe a sigh of relief. I’m walking, but currently find myself holed...
by Margaret Philbrick | Dec 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
(Greenhouse teacher Debbie Gottlieb won the book! Thanks everyone for reading. I always keep the comments private:) In the book, All Creation Waits, Gayle Boss presents the hidden work of 24 animals as they wait for the return of spring. In a combined effort of art,...
by Margaret Philbrick | Feb 1, 2017 | Growing Life
Every year it is the same ritual: buy tons of on sale flower bulbs in November, run out of time before the ground freezes, stick them in the refrigerator hoping the ground will thaw, strain eyes while planting bulbs in the January dusk, pray they come up in April....
by Margaret Philbrick | Aug 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
August 1st is the day we become painfully aware that summer is slipping through our fingers. Eager-eyed parents will be staring at me on August 25th Orientation, ready to hear about all of the challenges that their students will take on during the 2016-2017 school...
