Julanne's Village Jewels

ARTICHOKE WHAT IF How many times have you heard a child or an adult ask, “WHAT IF. . .? “ It is such a normal question because it is an unknown phenomenon that is perfectly natural to wonder about? WHAT IF the stars fall out of the sky? WHAT IF the sun or moon doesn’t ‘rise’ for no reason? What if I planted a yellow daffodil bulb and it came up purple? I don’t remember being particularly inquisitive as a child and it’s a pity. Most likely I was not paid attention to. Somehow had the idea that I should already know the answers to some of my ‘silly’ questions. No one ever told me ‘ there are no silly questions!’ This does not apply only to children . . . it also applies to adults, particularly elderly adults, uninformed or un educated adults who couldn’t possibly know the answer to their questions. I’m thinking of adults who are from other countries or inexperienced adults in some area. I had a ‘flash’ of insight about ‘WHAT IF’S’ the other day. ‘WHAT IF’ a pe

NELLY MOSER CLEMATIS MOTHERS Today is MOTHER’S DAY! It is a day to celebrate our MOTHERS, whoever they are and wherever they may be. I remember my dad buying my mother a red carnation and me a white carnation corsage each MOTHER’S day to wear to church.   I always thought that was such a sweet gesture. There was no conversation about it, or even the reason for giving them, but I still cherished it. I was blessed with a wonderful MOTHER, in all ways. I knew she deeply loved me, cared for me, giggled with me and taught me many, many things. She was loving and kind and fun! She made me feel important and encouraged me in all ways. When I was 15 ( and again 17), my parents had a boy and later a girl. I was thrilled and always eager to ‘take care of them’, which I did a lot of! She appreciated everything I did and acknowledged me for my abilities. She never took me for granted or ‘overworked’ me. I know I learned about children from caring for my brother and sister. I al

Fushcia ADJUSTMENTS ADJUSTMENTS are the name of the game in LIFE! No matter what the occasion, there seems to always be an ADJUSTMENT of some kind to be made. This does not have to be a huge ADJUSTMENT, like tearing down a wall to replace it with a window, or pruning or repotting houseplants so they have room to absorb water and new soil. Another word for ADJUSTING is tweaking something, like turning a flower plant 1/4/turn. A basic reason for ADJUSTING anything is ‘CHANGING something that does not work well or serve us in a way it once did’. That encompasses a whole raft of different criteria, anywhere from a living condition, including the building itself or the people who live there. I have found it to be much more satisfactory to ‘move’ or change something that doesn’t work. However, if we can’t move or re-do some area of our life, then we can learn to ADJUST to it. First of all, I feel it takes a period of LETTING GO of the upset, disappointment, or hurt