A ____ is a ____ is a ____ flower.In my great grandfather’s garden. A photo shoot with Irma.Wearing this flowery white dress with a big pink satin ribbon. A ____ is a ____ is a ____ dick. Scumming its sweet, seducing scent in the air […]

  My mother had A garden             She tended it in old deck shoes covered in mud             Supervising her rows in cut offs and a canary bright halter top             The family dog trotted dutifully behind her down the rows of […]

Click on the audio file above to listen to Maria read her story.   “Nonna, why do you love flowers so much?”  A question that my grandson asked me one beautiful Spring day.  I smiled at him “honey the garden gives me peace.”  I have […]