Margaret Rose Realy

Letting Go: Cleaning the Basement

When my friend, Linda, and I bought this house twenty-six years ago we had to literally dig out the basement with coal …

The three-year-old tabby is small for her age at only five pounds. Her dark-gray fur is striped in black with a lovely …

I would like to share with you an excerpt from my new book Cultivating God’s Garden through Lent. This is a portion …

There has been an abundance of gift giving in the past six weeks. A box of soy candles, gourmet coffee, and seriously …

The other day I read an article about the characteristics of plants with taproots. A taproot is a central underground “stem” that …

Last month I wrote of Adam and the animals. But did you know that the Feast Day of Adam is December 24th? …

So much squealing and dashing about! The kids, full of energy and all under school age, are at Ella Sharp Park with …

The upstairs windows are washed, and the glass and crystal knick-knacks on the top of the sash and sill have been wiped …

I’ve been pulling weeds and took note of their diversity, growth pattern and required habitat to flourish. Some were shallow rooted, prolific …

Under the apple tree and along the weathered stockade fence grows an established stand of tall Ostrich Plume ferns, Matteuccia struthiopteris. It …

On the cover of the July issue of Magnificatis a painting of Anna and Joachim, Mary’s parents. In looking at this image …