Two of my most favorite things in life are reading and being outside amongst the beautiful flowers. A good day for me is to be able to do both at the same time. Wandering through my favorite nursery can always brighten my darkest days. Reading for me is much like my trips to the nursery. I start down one path, and end up going down another. I spot some beautiful plant, then another, then another and before I know it I have a cart full of more than I can handle. I do the same thing in a book store, one book after another seems to grab my attention. I will start to read one book, which will lead me to another. While reading Barry Minkow's book "Cleaning Up", I became interested in the life of U.S. Grant and starting reading his life story and had to order two more books on him. One path always leads to another. I seem to have to read at least 3 books at the same time. A habit I need to correct.

My friend Emily told me about this site called Booksneeze. Apparently, you can review books if you will blog about them. A dream come true for me! So now I will try my hand at blogging, something I have never done before. I title this blog "Life in the Garden" because reading for me is my wonderful escape. Just as my time outside is.