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#ThoughtfulThursday In Remembrance…

I met Martha when she was 98 and befriended her when she was 100. We had a love of books and animals in common and became fast friends. I would visit her as she lived alone with her cat, Honey, and I would take her food shopping and to Dollar Tree. She taught me about history, about surviving what life brings, and about joy. She died March of 2021 at the age of 108 1/2!

@MoonWitch94

So very Martha! As a longtime gardener there wasn't a lot of gardening advice that was new to me. Also Martha's Gardens are on the East Coast, totally different climate than Oklahoma. No matter! It's all about the stunning photos. Floating arrangements were particularly inspiring. I've got visions of my various pink stemware filled with fragrant blooms. #gardeninspirations

"Hydrangeas don't cut well when freshly flowering.....The older the bloom, the longer it will last once cut."
#gardenbooks #summerreadingchallenge #summerbouquets

Anthropologie/URBN has a beautiful garden store called Terrain. Walked in and saw this divine book! #didnotsplurge #resistedbutwant

If only I had Martha's real #flowers in my house rather than just a book. #readingresolutions

Okay. I lied. I was expecting this. It's just much bigger than I thought it would be.