Susan Troccolo

May My Mind Come Alive Today

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  May my mind come alive today To the invisible geography That invites me to new frontiers To break the dead shell of yesterday, To risk being disturbed and changed. May I have the courage today To live the life that I would love. To postpone my dream no longer But … [Read more...]

Writing Redux

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When you have a blog, a big part of the fun is finding like-minded souls whose writing you love. Sure, I  read the newspapers but they give me a big headache. Apart from books, I look for entertaining blogs. Two engaging sites that I follow are: Women who run with Delphiniums … [Read more...]

The Garden is to the Gardener…

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The Song is to the Singer and comes back most to him... --Walt Whitman from Song of Myself When you are a gardener, you must consider that friend and foe alike come daily to the gates of the city. The gardener must be vigilant and welcoming, but fearsome to strangers with … [Read more...]

Grace in the Garden has a new book!

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When I read the paragraph below from Grace Peterson’s new book, I realized I’d stumbled onto a gardener who had the same desires I did: someone else who wanted the whole package. Grace’s book is funny and poignant, full of pure fancy and useful information. You’ll love … [Read more...]

Envy no one–ever

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So saith Roger Rosenblatt, an essayist I love and whose little book Rules for Aging so intrigued me that I swooped it up from a pile of books at Powell’s. You know what it is like. You spot a book cover intimating that the secrets of successful aging are now at your fingertips. … [Read more...]