by Bethany Maronde | Mar 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
By Bethany Maronde When I hold it in my hand, it is so tiny, yet so powerful. Thousands of years of intelligence are stored in the genetic code. A tiny seed has known times of drought, poor soil, harsh conditions. It also knows exactly what to do when it is in times...
by Bethany Maronde | Aug 20, 2022 | LIRA news
What in the world am I doing? I am carrying Charlotte on one hip and dragging a 25 foot fallen tree on the other side. Sweat rolls down my face, rolls down my back, drenches my shirt. Put Charlotte down, lift tree onto brush pile, stop to take a breath, wipe the sweat...
by Bethany Maronde | Aug 4, 2022 | LIRA news, Uncategorized
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My spade can reach, when digging in your sight For the ends of working at an ideal pace. I love thee to the level of every day’s Shovelful, from sun up to candle-light. I love...