Hollyhocks: A Lesson of Thriving for the Lonely Ones

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https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2319470.rss "The narrowest crack in a path or paved terrace will surprisingly send up the finest seedling; I have known even such large unwanted subjects as delphiniums and hollyhocks to make the attempt. The reason, obviously, is that they never suffer from either excessive moisture or excessive drought, the stone preserves such moisture as is … Continue reading Hollyhocks: A Lesson of Thriving for the Lonely Ones

The SS Edmund Fitzgerald: Featuring Michigan Shipwreck Explorer, Ric Mixter

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https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2319470.rss Intro: Welcome to Loving the Imperfect Podcast, a show for seekers of deeper contemplation. I'm Brianne Turczynski. For 10 years, I've been studying offerings from holy teachers and holy texts. I'm a journalist who has listened to the stories of many people throughout the years, and I continue to be captivated by the stories of … Continue reading The SS Edmund Fitzgerald: Featuring Michigan Shipwreck Explorer, Ric Mixter

I apologize my first link didn’t work. Here it is again…My latest piece for Planet Detroit: When Belle Isle was called Hog Island!!

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

Hog Island and Detroit’s Park Question: A brief history of Belle Isle! Please let me know if link doesn't work! 🤦Thank you! Click the link above to read my latest article for Planet Detroit! 📸 credit: Library of Congress

Warlight by Michael Ondaatje

August 27, 2020 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

You can’t go into this novel expecting it to read chronologically. It is a dream, a vignette where the edges have been chipped away, washed away by what is lost to Nathaniel. The brilliance of the novel is its complexity and the connections of maps and people, the same way the author constructs a map … Continue reading Warlight by Michael Ondaatje

More for your Garden by Vita Sackville-West

August 25, 2020 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

Can’t get enough Vita Sackville-West!!! This book goes month by month and talks about the flowers she didn’t mention in her first book, ‘In Your Garden’. Here she discusses what to grow from Spring-Fall, and how to prepare the garden in winter months. For a long time she was my muse and the voice in … Continue reading More for your Garden by Vita Sackville-West

Beginning a Journey…

August 20, 2020 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ 6 Comments

And so the journey begins... I have decided to join EYSJ this year, a program offered by the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan for spiritual discernment and discovery. I have mulled over this decision for three years and I’m finally doing it. It’s a program required by the diocese before lay people are recommended for seminary … Continue reading Beginning a Journey…

My Piece for Planet Detroit News was published: the mysterious origin of Detroit’s Jesuit Pear

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

My natural history piece was published for Planet Detroit News—The Mysterious Origin of Detroit’s Jesuit Pear. I love Michigan’s pioneer history. I could write pieces like this forever!! https://planetdetroit.org/2020/07/the-mysterious-origins-of-detroits-jesuit-pear-tree/ 📸 : Library of Congress

Aunt Sally: A Narrative of slave life.

June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

"The writer hopes that this little story may be the means of leading those who read it to think and feel deeply upon the truths which it involves, and that many more similar books may be written for our Sabbath Schools, so that the young may grow up imbued with the spirit of liberty, and … Continue reading Aunt Sally: A Narrative of slave life.

Can I talk about my flowers? Feature: Sweet Woodruff

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ 4 Comments

Can I talk about my sweet woodruff? I only grow it because Vita Sackville-West suggested it in her many garden books. It is one of my favorite flowers in my garden now. Not only can it be used in tea & scented sachets, I also use it to make simple syrup for cocktails. Today I … Continue reading Can I talk about my flowers? Feature: Sweet Woodruff

The Living Forest by Arthur Heming

May 19, 2020 ~ Brianne Turczynski ~ Leave a comment

The Living Forest: Two young boys in the Canadian Woods is a book I enjoyed very much. Written initially for children, it is the story of two boys and a man who has lived with the indigenous tribes of Canada his whole life. Together they take a trip through the wilderness in 1891 and along … Continue reading The Living Forest by Arthur Heming