If matters of faith are uncomfortable reading, it’s ok to turn the page. There is no intent here to bait and switch. J. hadn’t fished in years. He caught two bluegill, one channel catfish and three largemouth bass with a Zebco 33, 10-lb., “impossible-to-break” line and an orange shineee hineee… The post MONOFILAMENT LINE STRETCHES TO ABSORB SHOCKS appeared first on Juliet Rome ..read more

She came running out in her housecoat. We had hired an unknown company to climb an oak tree to clear out the dead and raise the canopy. She produced the business card of a certified arborist for the next time, and to ensure our careful stewardship of the woodland behind… The post BE CAREFUL HOW YOU TRIM A TREE appeared first on Juliet Rome ..read more

For Sunday reflection, thoughts on heavenly resources, inspired by all the things that are mine for the asking at my favorite nursery. Healthy soil Fertile seeds Good gifts Best evergreen and perennial choice Turf protection Every possible kind of tool Earthenware and clay masterpieces Expert guide to the right light… The post EVERYTHING I NEED IN SPADES: A METAPHOR appeared first on Juliet Rome ..read more

“ … didn’t want to come inside,” her text said. Hands finding dirt as she plants the vision she sees with confidence and clarity, she (my mother) is thriving. I am still trying to line up what I want where with what the sun will give. Bloom where you’re planted.… The post LIKE RAIN TURNING GREEN appeared first on Juliet Rome ..read more

I knew it was coming. The morning trill in my head. For you non bird lovers, this is not always musical. It can be high pitched and long and dry. All the things and people I love are now in a faceoff with all the things I must start and… The post HOW TO CROSS A RIVER appeared first on Juliet Rome ..read more

It’s uphill to manage all the teasing, leaping, often vexing thoughts that run through one’s mind. J. and I have a few tall trees to get around in life and work in this season and I’m aware of the need to take my thoughts captive. Cleveland Clinic says we have… The post THE BEAUTY OF A QUIET MIND appeared first on Juliet Rome ..read more

It started with a movie. Sick (literally) to miss a young friend’s wedding, J. pulled up the blanket on my day in bed and turned on the 2006 romantic comedy starring Russell Crowe that my brother confesses to watching a dozen times. When I mentioned to him recently that I… The post A VERY GOOD YEAR appeared first on Juliet Rome ..read more

Leave it to my mother’s influence to bring me out of a Juliet Rome (baby season) sabbatical. We hosted a small, pre-Thanksgiving gathering, and she arrived with a family favorite dip. Oh, I said, I hadn’t planned on appetizers and don’t have crackers. Puzzling this, not really believing it, Are… The post TIME FOR NUTCRACKERS appeared first on Juliet Rome ..read more

  My best balcony person played matchmaker for this Table Talk conversation with international supermodel Christa Rude Vazeos. Few of us would understand what it takes for an American girl to move to Paris at 16 and, over 30 years of modeling on every continent except Antarctica, be found by… The post venir à la table appeared first on Juliet Rome ..read more

The sprinkler systems have been turned on across our new neighborhood. Too much water, too wayward, it runs off. I like data so my mind wandered to where we might also be wasting resources (read spending too much money). One should never go to the grocery store hungry, but you… The post WATER RUNNING DOWN THE STREET appeared first on Juliet Rome ..read more