Be The Book You Want to See in the World

[Geila]

And for you gardeners out there, Rex Stout's sister Ruth Stout wrote my favorite gardening book of all time, Gardening Without Work, which is finally back in print!

Tybee - have you ever read The Inviting Garden: Gardening for the Senses, Mind and Spirit by Allan Lacy? I think you might enjoy it. It's not really a How but a Why book. And he writes quite a bit about Charleston, S.C. gardens, if I remember correctly. It's been many years since I read it but still remember what an enjoyable read it was.

[Tybee]

Tybee - have you ever read The Inviting Garden: Gardening for the Senses, Mind and Spirit by Allan Lacy? I think you might enjoy it. It's not really a How but a Why book. And he writes quite a bit about Charleston, S.C. gardens, if I remember correctly. It's been many years since I read it but still remember what an enjoyable read it was.

I have not, Geila, so thank you, I will look for it. The deep shade gardens of Savannah and Charleston are a very happy memory.

[KayLR]

I read all of Jessamyn West's novels and short stories when I was young. I think I was enamored with the simplicity of their lives, the contrasting characters (some mild, some wild), and their convictions concerning the Civil War (they were Quakers). That's what I remember, and even though I haven't read them in a long time, the memory of them endures. (Leafy Rivers, The Friendly Persuasion, Except for Thee and Me) So I guess in answer to the question, those books formed a want of those characteristics in my life. Some mildness, some wildness, nature, strong convictions.