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1 " Hummingbirds and flowers go together like summertime and fireflies; like rainbows and sunshine. "
― , The New England Butt'ry Shelf Cookbook: Receipts for Very Special Occasions
2 " She (Emily Dickinson) loved simplicity, and perhaps withdrrew into seclusion because it was the simplest way of doing what she wanted to do; express her ideas and thoughts in poetry which no one whom she knew would understand. This was as natural to her as breathing, but the pretense of the people around her seemed unnatural. "
3 " Larkspur lifting turquoise spiresBluer than the sorcerer's fires. "
4 " Soon the flaming autumn reds and brilliant golds of the deciduous trees, mingled with the dark greens of the conifers, will weave a tapestry across the hills. "
5 " Books are piled on the tables, in the corners, and on bookshelves, awaiting January nights like this. There are books of history. of biography, and adventure, books on cookery, books on gardening and one on greenhouse gardening, which we dream over and hope to make use of someday. "