Journeying In Place: Reflections from a Country Garden, 1st Edition
On the one-year anniversary of her mother's death--November 1, All Saints' Day--Norris began this third and final volume in a series of serene and encouraging meditations. Nature's seasonal wonders as witnessed in her own Connecticut garden are the inspiration for the latest journal, so although that autumn day was a reminder of great loss, it also provided cause for a celebration of life. With a strong sense of wonder, Norris' shimmering prose commemorates a long-awaited February thaw, the refined blooms on spring's first wildflowers, and a visit from the neighbor's silly old dog. These considered reflections are imbued with the grace of one who recognizes radiance in the unadorned gifts of a garden's regular cycles of growth and rest.Alice Joyce