⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ As the summer draws to a close I’m compelled to remember the stages of my garden with Mr. Charles Dudley Warner. In 1870 he documented one summer in his garden recording every week. He talks about women voting, his neighbor Harriet Beecher Stowe, the visit to his garden by Ulysses … Continue reading My Summer in a Garden by Charles Dudley Warner
Find me on Instagram!! @booksandloststories
Hello Everyone, As some of you know I have an extensive collection of old books--the pic above is only one shelf of four. 😂. They are so beautiful, and the ones I've read have stayed with me for years, so I started a little Instagram blog called, 'Books and Lost Stories.' I recently got a … Continue reading Find me on Instagram!! @booksandloststories
Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg
For writers
Disenchanted by Pierre Loti
Possibly the first feminist book ever!!
Days of Wrath by Andre Malraux
In memory of 9/11
Memoirs of a Buccaneer by Louis Adhemar Timothee Le Golif
Fictional adventure book or true memoir?
Today’s Quote: Out of Africa
"Our machinery was never quite what it should have been, but we had planned and built the factory ourselves and thought highly of it." -Isak Dinesen Out Of Africa; 1937
Quote: The Art Of War
"The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom." -Sun Tzu The Art Of War
New Look, New Book…
Introducing a new look to MissSissinghurst.com! As of March 25th, 2018 we have changed our site to Vintage House Publications due to the publishing of my first novel Proper Mourning: A Legend's Tale. It is my debut novel and until June 21st it will only be sold on Amazon.com. I'm looking to get some more … Continue reading New Look, New Book…
Bug Killer
There is a form of hypocrisy common to nearly all gardeners. It does not affect only the gentle amateurs, but has been known to affect even the most hardened professional, who is not, generally speaking, a sentimental or squeamish man. It is the human weakness which, accompanying our determination to rid ourselves of our slugs … Continue reading Bug Killer








