Zen-style garden at Memphis Fling

Conjuring rippling pond water using nothing but gravel is a clever Zen garden trick. Even better with ceramic koi swimming through it! … Read More The post Zen-style garden at Memphis Fling appeared first on Digging. August 10, 2025 Conjuring rippling pond water using nothing but gravel is a clever Zen garden trick. Even better … Read more

The Gilded Age Season 3 Finale Director Unpacks That Big Romantic Moment

This article contains spoilers for The Gilded Age season 3 episode 8. While The Gilded Age season 3 followed several romances, the clear standout in terms of sheer swoonworthiness and hardships overcome is the courtship between Peggy Scott (Denée Benton) and Dr. William Kirkland (Jordan Donica).  Episode 5 started with a lovely baseball game date … Read more

From Burnout to Bliss: The Beauty of Therapeutic Art

“It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol.” ~Brené Brown “You have burnout.” I listened to these three words in a trance, said thank you, and got off the call with the doctor. Part of me had known. The endless days I … Read more

Planning Without Panic and Learning to Live in the Now

“You can plan for a hundred years. But you don’t know what will happen the next moment.” ~Tibetan proverb Some days it feels like a fog I can’t shake—this underlying fear that something painful or uncertain is just around the corner. I try to be responsible. I try to prepare, make good choices, take care … Read more

The Small, Simple Acts That Shifted Me Out of Survival Mode

“True healing is not a straight line. It is a spiral. You come back to things you thought you understood and see deeper truths.” ~Barry H. Gillespie I used to believe healing would be obvious. Like a movie montage of breakthroughs… laughter through tears, epiphanies in therapy, and early morning jogs that end with a … Read more

Announcing Garden Spark’s Season 9 speakers!

Garden Spark, my speaker series on garden design and ecology, is back for its 9th season of in-person talks in Austin.… Read More The post Announcing Garden Spark’s Season 9 speakers! appeared first on Digging. August 08, 2025 Why drive past a volcano when you can stop and climb that volcano? Heck, yes! So a … Read more

Capulin Volcano’s epic views on the crater rim

Why drive past a volcano when you can stop and climb that volcano? A few weeks ago, instead of cruising past Capulin Volcano, we stopped.… Read More The post Capulin Volcano’s epic views on the crater rim appeared first on Digging. August 08, 2025 Why drive past a volcano when you can stop and climb … Read more

The Time The Naked Gun Writer Outdid Steven Spielberg in Drama

Not even the most snobby, most contrarian cineaste would seriously argue that Steven Spielberg is not one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Likewise not even the biggest fan of wacky comedies would argue that Jerry Zucker, who co-wrote and co-directed Airplane!, and co-wrote and produced The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police … Read more