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Louisa County High School gets a big check from the government to start a cybersecurity academy… When Virginia’s minimum wage begins going up next year, farm workers will get left out… In a follow-up report, we explore what UVa researchers think political leaders need to do to heal America’s political divide….

Louisa County High School gets a big check from the government to start a cybersecurity academy… When Virginia’s minimum wage begins going up next year, farm workers will get left out… In a follow-up report, we explore what UVa researchers think political leaders need to do to heal America’s political divide….

Today we celebrate the clergyman who wrote hymns and poems that use garden imagery. We'll also learn about the man who loved gardens and garden design - and he wasn’t afraid of Virginia Woolf… he was married to her. We’ll recognize a sculptor whose final work was a touching monument to children incorporating a bouquet of snowdrops. We hear a hauntingly beautiful poem by an English clergyman and poet. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that teaches how to make garden crafts and projects that are totally within reach and are utterly charming with their appealing and practical sensibility. And then we’ll wrap things up with the story of an Opera singer turned gardener.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart To listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to “Play the latest episode of The Daily Gardener Podcast.” And she will. It's just that easy.   The Daily Gardener Friday Newsletter Sign up for the FREE Friday Newsletter featuring: A personal update from me Garden-related items for your calendar The Grow That Garden Library™ featured books for the week Gardener gift ideas Garden-inspired recipes Exclusive updates regarding the show and more... Plus, each week, one lucky subscriber wins a book from the Grow That Garden Library™ bookshelf.   Gardener Greetings Send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes, and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org.   Curated News These Succulent Christmas Trees Are Our New Holiday Obsession | Southern Living | Meghan Overdeep   Facebook Group If you'd like to check out my curated news articles and blog posts for yourself, you're in luck because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. So, there’s no need to take notes or search for links. The next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community where you’d search for a friend... and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events  November 25, 1748   Today is the anniversary of the death of the English Christian minister (Congregational) and prolific hymn writer Isaac Watts. Known as the "Godfather of English Hymnody," Isaac’s hymns are still sung in churches today: “O God our Help in Ages Past,” “There is a Land of Pure Delight.” There’s another Isaac Watts hymn that will be getting some traction over the next month: “Joy to the World.” Isaac’s work marked a turning point for hymn writing because he didn’t just set psalms and scripture to song; he actually wrote original verse. Isaac’s hymn, “We are a Garden Walled Around,” uses garden imagery and is a favorite with gardeners: We are a garden walled around, Chosen and made peculiar ground; A little spot enclosed by grace Out of the world's wide wilderness. Like trees of myrrh and spice we stand, Planted by God's almighty hand; And all the springs in Zion flow, To make the young plantation grow. Awake, O, heavenly wind! And come, Blow on this garden of perfume; Spirit divine! descend and breathe A gracious gale on plants beneath. Make our best spices flow abroad, To entertain our Savior God And faith, and love, and joy appear, And every grace be active here.   November 25, 1880  Today is the birthday of the British political theorist, writer, publisher, civil servant, and gardener Leonard Sidney Woolf. Leonard was the husband of Virginia Woolf. Leonard was the primary gardener and garden designer of Monk's House - although Virginia helped him. Virginia and Leonard lived at the house when they first purchased it in 1919 until their deaths. The garden at Monk's House was a retreat and a place where they could both escape from London’s chaos. Leonard loved to be in the garden gardening. He hated tea roses and floribunda roses. He loved fruit trees like apples and pears, and he sold the fruits to make money. Leonard's devotion to the garden was a source of consternation for Virginia. Leonard spent so much of his time and money on the garden that Virginia famously complained, “We are watering the earth with our money!” Leonard recorded all of his Monk's House garden income and expenditures in a gorgeous dark green and pink ledger book. The first line in the book is dated August 26th, 1919, and he recorded the first gardening work performed by gardener William Dedman. Virginia described Monk's House as "the pride of our hearts.’" In July of 1919, Virginia wrote that gardening or weeding produced "a queer sort of enthusiasm." When Virginia suffered bouts of depression, the garden at Monk's House was where she went to recover and heal. And, since both Virginia and Leonard kept diaries, we know today that the garden was a frequent topic. On September 29, 1919, Virginia wrote: "A week ago, Leonard's wrist and arm broke into a rash. The doctor called it eczema. Then Mrs. Dedman brushed this aside and diagnosed sunflower poisoning. [Leonard] had been uprooting them with bare hands. We have accepted her judgment." One of Virginia's favorite places to write was in the garden at Monk's House. She had a small converted shed that she called her writing lodge. Every morning on her way to the lodge, Virginia walked through the garden. The Monk's House garden was THE place where she wrote some of her most famous works. One story illustrates Leonard's devotion to gardening. In 1939, as the second world war approached, Virginia called for him to come inside to listen to "the lunatic" Hitler on the radio. But Leonard was in the middle of tending to his Iris, and he shouted back: ”I shan’t come. I am planting iris, and they will be flowering long after he is dead.” After Virginia's tragic suicide, Leonard wrote: "I know that Virginia will not come across the garden from the Lodge, and yet I look in that direction for her. I know that she is drowned, and yet I listen for her to come in at the door." And, there were two Elm trees at Monk's House garden that the Woolf's had sweetly named after themselves, “Virginia and Leonard.” Leonard buried Virginia’s ashes under one of those Elms and installed a stone tablet with the last lines from her novel The Waves: “Against you, I fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O Death! The waves crashed on the shore.”    November 25, 1816 Today is the anniversary of the death of one of the great English sculptors, Francis Chantrey. Francis, who sculpted both kings and presidents, was commissioned to sculpt a memorial to two young girls, Ellen-Jane and Marianne Robinson. Ellen-Jane and Marianne had lost their father, Reverend William Robinson when he was in his thirties. In 1813, their mother took them on a trip to Bath. One evening as she was getting ready for bed, Ellen-Jane’s nightgown caught on fire. She died the next day. The following year, the younger daughter, Marianne, got sick and died in London. So, within three years, Mrs. Robinson lost her entire family, and she went to Francis Chantrey and asked him to make a sculpture. In turn, Francis honored her request to recreate a scene seen repeatedly with her girls: they would often fall asleep in each other’s arms. And so it was that in the year he died, Francis created his final masterpiece, “The Sleeping Children”. Francis added a touching last element to their memorial when he sculpted a bouquet of snowdrops in little Marianne’s hands. Seeing this memorial is on my bucket list. The Sleeping Children sculpture is at the Lichfield (“Litchfield”) Cathedral in England.   Unearthed Words So breathing and so beautiful, they seem,    As if to die in youth were but to dream Of spring and flowers! Of flowers? Yet nearer stand    There is a lily in one little hand, So sleeps that child, not faded, though in death,   And seeming still to hear her sister's breath, Take up those flowers that fell   From the dead hand, and sigh a long farewell! Thine, Chantrey, be the fame   That joins to immortality thy name. For these sweet children that so sculptured rest   A sister's head upon a sister's breast Age after age shall pass away,   Nor shall their beauty fade, their forms decay. Mothers, till ruin the round world hath rent,   Shall gaze with tears upon the monument! And fathers sigh, with half-suspended breath:   How sweetly sleep the innocent in death! — William Lisle Bowles, English priest, poet, and critic, The Sleeping Children. Note: This is an excerpt from this hauntingly beautiful poem written in tribute to The Sleeping Children sculpture by Francis Chantrey in memory of Ellen-Jane and Marianne Robinson.   Grow That Garden Library Do-It-Yourself Garden Projects and Crafts by Debbie Wolfe  This book came out in 2019, and the subtitle is 60 Planters, Bird Houses, Lotion Bars, Garlands, and More. In this book, Debbie shares easy projects and beautiful crafts for your garden and home. With Debbie’s step by step instructions, you can make a Bird and Bee Bath, a Flower Press, a Foraged Garland, Herb Napkins Rings, Herb Drying Racks, and Unique Planters. I love Debbie because she wants her readers to use what they have - go and find your home-grown and foraged materials - and make something beautiful with them. Debbie even shows how to make personal and household items that would make excellent gifts: Herbal Lotion Bars, Gardener Hand Scrub, and All-Purpose Thyme Cleaner. If you're a gardener or DIY lover, this book is for you! Loaded with gorgeous photography, Debbie will inspire you to get out in the garden, get creative, and make something with your own two hands. This book is 240 pages of crafts and projects that are totally within reach and are utterly charming with their appealing and practical sensibility. You can get a copy of Do-It-Yourself Garden Projects and Crafts by Debbie Wolfe and support the show using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $10.   Today’s Botanic Spark Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart November 25, 1914   On this day, the St. Joseph Gazette wrote a front-page article about the  Romanian-born American soprano Alma Gluck and the headline was “Miss Gluck is Quite a Farmer.” “One would scarcely expect a young and beautiful prima donna who… is recognized the world over as one of the greatest of sopranos, to know much about raising chickens. Nor is it… expected that she be a connoisseur of tomato raising… Standing beside the window of her room at the Hotel Robidoux, [Alma]... told with characteristic enthusiasm of her "farm" at Lake George, where each summer she and Miss Jewell, her companion, spend their vacations." She said, "One year, you know, we decided to raise chickens. Neither of us knew a thing about the creatures, but we bought fifty just fresh from an incubator. Our farmer neighbors told us we should have brooders to keep them at night and advised us to get cheese boxes and line them with cotton batting. We fixed them up cozy as you please and each night stuffed the baby chicks in their beds. But they began soon to die. We couldn’t imagine what was the matter with them. They just grew knock-kneed and drooped over. Our cook decided she would make an examination, and cutting open one of the chicks, what do you suppose she found? It was just lined with cotton batting. The little things had pecked all the cotton from around their beds. After that we hung a feather duster in the brooder, and the chicks hovered each night under that Just as though they had a mother. And later I myself sawed and built a little house for them. We became quite famous gardeners, too. Despite the fact, we knew nothing of such things when we started planting a garden. We raised the best tomatoes grown in that section of the state."   Thanks for listening to The Daily Gardener. And remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

When Virginia and her husband Jack spend a long weekend in the idyllic countryside, they encounter a creature that tears their lives apart. While the attack has an effect on each of them, it brings out the worst in Jack. Director: Kevin VanHook Writer: Wes C. Caefer Stars: Casper Van Dien, Jennifer Wenger, Patrick Muldoon See more » --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gruesome-hertzogg/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gruesome-hertzogg/support

Today’s Patreon-fueled shout-out is for Abundant Life Ministries, “working hard to create a better future for the Charlottesville community.”*Since Friday morning, the Virginia Department of Health has reported another 2,792 cases of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth. That adds up from 948 cases reported Saturday, 1,199 reported Sunday and 645 reported this morning. There are another 22 deaths since Friday, with six reported this morning. The seven-day average for positive test rates is at 7.7 percent, where it has roughly been since the beginning of the month. The Thomas Jefferson Health District has reported another 78 cases since Friday morning, with 27 of those from Saturday, 40 on Sunday, and eleven today. From September 1 to today, there have been 108 new cases reported from Charlottesville and 59 from Albemarle. Over the weekend was move-in weekend for the University of Virginia, prompting concern from many on social media that the number of cases might rise. The University of Virginia’s COVID-19 Tracker has not been updated since Friday so there is no official change from the 201 cases reported through September 3. That includes 161 student cases. A spokeswoman for the Thomas Jefferson Health District said in an email that cases among students do show up in the VDH data. “We are tracking and doing contact tracing for all UVA cases,” said Kathryn Goodman. “UVA cases will be reported wherever the student lives - so if they are in City of Charlottesville limits, they'll be in city numbers and if they're in Albemarle County limits, they'll be in the Albemarle numbers.”*  The epidemiological model put together by the Biocomplexity Institute and Initiative at the University of Virginia has raised the number of predicted cases anticipated by Thanksgiving. In the latest report published on Friday, forecasters suggest 15,609 more cases by that holiday, or a total of 203,492. A week before, the report stated 187,883. The increase is due to a rise in the virus’s reproductive rate in the state to slightly above one. (model report)This week the model report also added new language to describe the rate of growth in health districts, which are now classified as if they are declining, in plateau, slow growth, or in surge. “Fewer health districts have been classified as surging in the past two weeks,” reads the report. “This does not mean growth has stopped. The surge trajectory is narrowly defined as having a current increase in cases of at least 2.5 per 100,000 per week.”Only Richmond City and the New River Health Districts met that criteria when the latest model report was published. The Thomas Jefferson Health District was considered to be in plateau. However, the report wants that could all change.  “Weather patterns are beginning to change and with that comes the start of the flu season,” reads the report. ”When Virginia last entered a period of significant change following the transition to Phase III of the Forward Virginia Plan, we observed a second peak in cases statewide. The upcoming seasonal changes could bring a similar, or even larger, increase in cases. This is a critical time for Virginians to modify behavior and place extra emphasis on safety and health.” *The toy store Alakazam will be closed for the next couple of weeks, according to the mall shop's Facebook page. The owner has tested positive for COVID after a customer reported their own positive test. Other employees tested negative, but the post states they will continue to quarantine. *The COVID-19 pandemic is causing many nonprofits to shift their business model to grow membership while not necessarily growing revenue. Preservation Piedmont is one of those groups and Liz Russell is the president of its Board of Directors. “We are going to waive our membership dues in 2021,” Russell said. “That’s partly in light of the fact that we have not been able to have in-person events this year but also we really want to expand our audience, and our diversity, and our perspective.”Russell said this gives people the chance to try out the organization for a year, and for the organization to expand. They’re also expanding the amount they will give for historic preservation grants up to $3,000.“The application is due October 31 and there is more information on our website but the categories could include documentation and research, preservation, education and interpretative initiative,” Russell said. “Any kind of stabilization of a historic structure or repair, and any kind of preservation related publication research.” Visit Preservation Piedmont’s website for more information.It is in fact Labor Day, and I will be spending this respite from meetings to catch up on a lot of stories I’ve been hoping to write. The weekly Week Ahead newsletter will be coming your way shortly. After that, paid subscribers will get a long story on the Crozet Master Plan. But for the rest of you, that story will also be available for free on Real Crozet VA. That’s one example how support for this work through a subscription or through Patreon goes a long way to help build community journalism. I want to spend my time writing about these things, and every contributions leads to more work. For instance, supporters in the $10 tier on Patreon get access to the Week Ahead podcast I do, where I think more casually about what’s coming up in government meetings. And if you like this program, please share it with friends and family! This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

A three-Michelin-star restaurant in the American state of Virginia started using mannequins as guests when it reopened last May. The Inn at Little Washington placed mannequins in different areas around the restaurant to make its dining area look busy. Some of the inanimate guests are seated right next to real customers, while others are posed on couches, appearing to be in conversation. The luxury restaurant partnered with a local theater company to dress the mannequins and make them more lifelike. The mannequins wear wigs, hats, and clothes inspired by 1940s fashion to suit the theme of the restaurant. When Virginia lifted some of its lockdown restrictions, restaurants were permitted to operate at 50% capacity. Patrick O'Connell, chef and owner of The Inn at Little Washington, said that the restaurant used mannequins to fill the empty spots in an amusing and attractive way. He hopes that these well-dressed dolls can put customers at ease and make them feel less separated from other people in the restaurant. O'Connell also said that his restaurant is taking the threat of the pandemic seriously and doing its part to keep the coronavirus cases and deaths in Virginia low. He added that restaurant staff are following proper sanitation protocols, such as wearing masks. To add more flair, masks worn by restaurant staff will be designed with Marilyn Monroe's smile or George Washington's chin. An image of the mannequins seated at the restaurant received mixed reactions on Instagram. Some people said that the new set-up is creative and made them excited to go back to the restaurant. However, others found it creepy and compared the scene to horror movies.

When Virginia and her husband Jack spend a long weekend in the idyllic countryside, they encounter a creature that tears their lives apart. While the attack has an effect on each of them, it brings out the worst in Jack. NOTE: This is two out of fourteen blogs I have done on the Geek Legion of Doom Channel. I am sharing these blogs in audio format with you.

Today we celebrate the Spaniard who brought the pineapple and coffee to Hawaii.  We'll learn about the man who gardened at Monks House so much it would cause fights with his wife. We'll honor the Japanese American Landscape Architect, who designed many of our Modern Urban Public Spaces and the man who came up with a new kind of berry in the heart of Napa Vally in the 1920s. We'll hear some thoughts about the end of Fall from various poets and writers. We Grow That Garden Library with one of the most beautiful and sophisticated books on our favorite houseplant: the orchid. I'll talk about the five microgreens you should grow for the Holidays to impress your guests, and then we'll add things up with some charming advice on starting a Walking Club from 1890.    But first, let's catch up on a few recent events.   Vote For the Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights | USA Today | @USATODAY It's time to vote for your favorite - The Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights @USATODAY Readers' Choice Awards. During the winter season, a different kind of color lights up botanical gardens across the United States. Instead of spring flowers, visitors find twinkling holiday lights, often accompanied by a range of other holiday activities and events. Which botanical garden puts on the best seasonal lights show? You decide by voting once per day until polls close on Monday, December 2at noon ET. The ten winning gardens will be announced on 10Best.com on Friday, December 13 The current standings are: 1. A Longwood Christmas - Longwood Gardens - Kennett Square, Penn. 2. Dominion Energy GardenFest of Lights - Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden - Richmond, Va. 3. Gardens Aglow - Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - Boothbay, Maine 4. Nights of a Thousand Candles - Brookgreen Gardens - Murrells Inlet, S.C. 5. Million Bulb Walk/Dominion Energy Garden of Lights - Norfolk Botanical Garden - Va. 6. Illumination: Tree Lights - Morton Arboretum - Chicago 7. Lights in Bloom - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens - Sarasota, Fla. 8. River of Lights - ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden - Albuquerque 9. Fantasy in Lights - Callaway Gardens - Pine Mountain, Ga 10. Illuminations - Botanica - Wichita, Kan.     Vancouver's Seawall Proves Strong Infrastructure Can Be Pretty, Too | CityLab @CityLab @zachmortice Zach Mortice wrote this great article in City Lab about an artistic seawall barrier. Gardeners can be inspired by taking the functional and making it so much more. Fencing, borders, raised beds, etc. don't need to be eyesores.      Now, if you'd like to check out these curated articles for yourself, you're in luck - because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There’s no need to take notes or track down links - the next time you're on Facebook, just search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.       Brevities   #OTD  Today is the birthday of the Spanish adventurer and botanist known as Hawaii's Original Farmer, Francisco de Paula Marín, who was born on this day in 1774. By the time Marin was in his early twenties, he had already made his way to Honolulu, Hawaii. It would be his home for the rest of his life. Marin became a friend and advisor to King Kamehameha I, who consolidated all the Hawaiian Islands during his rule. Marin served in the Kamehameha Dynasty in various capacities all through his life, but he is best remembered for his work in horticulture. In 1813, Marin grew the first pineapple in Honolulu - the Hawaiian word for pineapple translates to "foreign fruit." Two years later, Marin planted the first Hawaiian vineyard using vines of the Mission grape. And, in 1817, with the approval of King Kamehameha, Marin planted the first coffee seeds in Hawaii.       #OTD   Today is the birthday of the man who designed Monks House garden Leonard Sidney Woolf who was born on this day in 1880. Woolf was the husband of Virginia Woolf. Leonard was the primary gardener and garden designer of Monks House - although Virginia helped him. Virginia and Leonard lived at the house from the time they first purchased it in 1919 until their deaths. The garden at Monks Hosue was a retreat and a place that they could both escape from the chaos of London. Leonard loved to be in the garden gardening. He hated tea roses and floribunda roses. But, he loved fruit trees like apple and pears, and he sold the fruits to make money. Leonard's devotion to the garden was a source of consternation for Virginia. Leonard spent so most of his time and his money on the garden. Virginia famously complained, “We are watering the earth with our money!” Leonard recorded all of his Monks House garden income and expenditures in a gorgeous dark green and pink ledger book. The first line in the book is dated August 26th, 1919, and he recorded the first gardening work performed by gardener William Dedman. Virginia described Monks House as "the pride of our hearts.’" In July of 1919, she wrote that gardening or weeding produced "a queer sort of enthusiasm which made me say this is happiness." When Virginia suffered bouts of depression, the garden at Monks House was the place she went to recover and heal. Since both Virginia and Leonard kept diaries, the garden was a frequent topic. On September 29, 1919, Virginia wrote: "A week ago, Leonard's wrist & arm broke into a rash. The Dr called it eczema. Then Mrs. Dedman brushed this aside & diagnosed sunflower poisoning. [Leonard] had been uprooting them with bare hands. We have accepted her judgment."    One of Virginia's favorite places to write was in the garden at Monks House. She had a small converted shed that she called her writing lodge. Every morning on her way to the lodge, Virginia walked through the garden. The Monks House garden was THE place where she wrote some of her most famous works. One story is often shared to illustrate Leonard's devotion to gardening. In 1939, as the second world war approached, Virginia called for him to come inside to listen to "the lunatic" Hitler on the radio. But Leonard was in the middle of tending to his Iris, and he shouted back: ”I shan’t come. I am planting iris, and they will be flowering long after he is dead.”   After Virginia's tragic suicide, Leonard wrote: "I know that V. will not come across the garden from the Lodge, and yet I look in that direction for her. I know that she is drowned, and yet I listen for her to come in at the door."   At Monks House garden, there were two Elm trees that the Woolf's had sweetly named after themselves, “Virginia and Leonard.” Leonard buried Virginia’s ashes under one of those Elms and installed a stone tablet with the last lines from her novel The Waves: “Against you, I fling myself, unvanquished and unyielding, O Death! The waves crashed on the shore.”         #OTD   Today is the birthday of the Japanese-American landscape architect who designed some of the country’s best-known industrial parks, urban spaces, and campuses, Hideo Sasaki, who was born on this day in 1919. Sasaki was born in Reedley, Calif., and grew up on his family’s truck farm in the San Joaquin Valley. During WWII, Sasaki and his family suffered at an internment camp in Arizona, where Sasaki worked in beet fields.  As a very bright student, Sasaki went on to study at the University of Illinois and Harvard Graduate School of Design. Sasaki lived in the Boston area, where he taught at Harvard for more than 20 years, chairing its landscape architecture department from 1958 to 1968, and he founded his Sasaki Associates firm. By 1993, more than a third of all landscape architecture professors had been trained by Sasaki. Sasaki created industrial parks for big companies like John Deere and Upjohn. He also designed urban spaces like Boston’s Copley Square, New York’s Washington Square Village and the St. Louis Gateway Mall. In 1971, Sasaki became the first recipient of the American Society of Landscape Architects medal. Sasaki died of cancer back in August of 2000.     #OTD Today is the anniversary of the death of the plant hybridizer Rudolph Boysen who died on this day in 1950. In the 1910s and '20s, Boysen had been playing around with plant genetics. He worked on an 18-acre farm owned by John Lubbens in Napa Valley. On one June morning, Boysen took a walk along a creek bank to inspect some of his new berry creations. Boysen was astonished when he saw that one of the vines bore fruit that was almost two inches long. The fruit would become known to the world as the Boysenberry. Boysenberries are similar to blackberries but have a larger, juicier, and sweeter fruit. The Boysenberry is a cross between the loganberry, the raspberry, and the blackberry. In 1927, Boysen advertised them as "the sensation of the 20th Century."  The grower, Walter Knott, had been looking for new varieties of berries, and when he got some of Boysen's plants, he knew it was the berry he had been looking for over the past decade. Knott gave Boysen credit by naming the plant in his honor. But, Knott managed to make an empire for himself with the proceeds - establishing the world-renown Knotts Berry Farm. As for Boysen, he never earned a dime from the Boysenberry.       Unearthed Words   "The melancholy days are come, the saddest of the year, Of wailing winds, and naked woods, and meadows brown and sear." - William Cullen Bryant   "She calls it "stick season," this slow disrobing of summer,  leaf by leaf, till the bores of tall trees, rattle and scrape in the wind." - Eric Pinder, Author   "November comes  And November goes,  With the last red berries  And the first white snows. With night coming early,  And dawn coming late,  And ice in the bucket  And frost by the gate. The fires burn  And the kettles sing,  And earth sinks to rest  Until next spring." - Elizabeth Coatsworth     Today's book recommendation: Orchid Modern by Marc Hachadourian Marc Hachadourian is the senior curator of the incredible orchid collection at the New York Botanical Garden, and his book Modern Orchidsis outstanding. The subtitle for the book is Living and Designing with the World’s Most Elegant Houseplants - so true, Marc. You can read for yourself in Marc's book about the history of orchids and all the different types of orchids, but most of us simply want to know the answer to one or two questions like 'how do I keep my orchids happy and healthy?' and/or 'how do I get them to rebloom?' To Marc, the answer to those questions is pretty straightforward. In general, we simply need to understand the growing conditions that orchids prefer. Marc teaches us what orchids like by asking us the following six questions: Does the location have natural sunlight? How strong is the sunlight? How long does the location, receive natural light each day? What temperatures will there be throughout the year? In the daytime? In the night? Is the air constantly dry or doesn't have some moisture And finally, how often will I water and care for the plants? If you have an orchid lover in your family, this is the book for them. It would make a lovely Christmas present. In addition to learning how to care for the orchids, you will get Marc's top picks for orchids, and he has 120 of them. And, Marc also shares some pretty amazing projects that will add to the decor of your home, including terrariums, a wreath, and a kokedama. There's also a project that teaches us to make an orchid bonsai tree that is absolutely stunning. All of Marc's crafts and projects are a level up from something you would typically see in a gardening book. Marc provides a level of sophistication and elegance with his work that I just have not seen in a garden book in some time. When I can look at a project and learn something - whether it's a new tool or new product that I can source for working with my own floral arrangements - I'm so appreciative. So, hats off to Marc for tackling a subject that most of us feel we could use more help with (orchids) and by not dumbing it down. Overall, Marc shares super-helpful pro-insights and modern options for incorporating our most beloved houseplant: orchids.       Today's Garden Chore Start sowing some microgreens for the holiday season.  There is nothing like a microgreens garden to satisfy your winter gardening needs and at that same time, growing those fresh, nutrient-dense, garden to table greens that you can grow in the comfort of your own home. For most gardeners, I think the biggest challenge with growing microgreens is learning what dishes can be enhanced with them. Btw, microgreens are just the little seedlings that pop up after you plant the seeds. So, what five microgreens will I be planting in time for Christmas?  Arugula - this is the perfect topping for your Christmas Lasagna or bruschetta — and it offers the same amount of calcium as spinach. Basil - the PERFECT addition to many tart Christmas drinks. Basil is an anti-inflammatory. Radishes - wonderful, fresh addition to salads and even stuffing. As tasty as a full-grown radish. Vitamin C + Protein. If you like radishes, you'll love radish microgreens. Cilantro - for soups and stews. Super easy to grow. Lutein and Beta-Caratein Powerhouse. Pea - excellent for garnishing any egg dish and FANTASTIC for adding to mashed potatoes. 7x Vitamin C of blueberries. Onion Sprouts - use just as you would an onion. The sprouts taste just like an onion.       Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart On this day in 1890, The San Francisco Call shared an article with this headline: Walking Clubs. Lazy People Have No Interest in the Subject. Here's an excerpt: "You may have heard of a hundred kinds of clubs, ... and you may belong half a dozen and yet have never heard of a walking club.  If so, you have missed one of the best of all. Autumn is here, and the bracing air makes you feel like exercising briskly. The leaves are turning to gold and scarlet, the nuts are nearly ripe, and the squirrels are scampering through the trees, chattering challenges with saucy eyes. Now is the time to organize walking clubs. A number of bright, boys and girls might get up such a club in an hour, No initiation, no fees. A President perhaps and maybe a Secretary to put down anything wonderful that may happen during the walks. The only business of the club will be to settle where they will walk. No constitution, no by-laws. Take any morning when it does not rain, see that your feet are shod strongly and comfortably, and walk as many miles as you can without fatigue. Hold up your head, throw your chest forward, and walk. Don't mince along or shuffle, but strike a long, swinging step from the hip joints. Have a destination. Select a farmhouse or a country inn three miles out. Manage to get there in time for dinner or supper, and after eating, rest one hour. Then come home by a different route. At night take a bath and go to bed. Take a walk once the first week, twice the second week, and keep that up for six weeks. Then walk three times a week, if the weather permits. Begin with a six-mile walk and lengthen it to ten. Keep up these walks during the autumn and winter — in fact, up to next summer. Get a number to go, and keep on enlisting new members. Seek a new route for every walk, if such a thing is possible. If not, add variety by dividing the club into two detachments, which shall meet at some previously agreed upon place to lunch. Then "swap routes" for the return trip, or return all together by a third route. There are a hundred ways of preventing monotony. Incite members to discover new points of interest and get an amateur botanist or geologist to join you. Study natural history as you walk, discuss, argue, reason, but don't quarrel. This is the way to be healthy and wise. Never mind the wealth— that will come of itself."       Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."  

When Virginia and her husband Jack spend a long weekend in the idyllic countryside, they encounter a creature that tears their lives apart. While the attack has an effect on each of them, it brings out the worst in Jack.

Podcast #355:  HOW TO FIGHT FOR WHAT MATTERS WITH VIRGINIA WALDEN FORD In this episode of The Confidence Podcast we’re talking with special guest Virginia Walden Ford about: How to fight for what matters, especially against all oddsHow to have confidence for public speakingHow to take action, even in the face of crippling fear – and how to deal with the pressure you feel when you are fighting for something that matters tremendously Learning experience from Virginia Walden Ford SPONSORSHIP NOTE: You were made for more. I have two ways to go deeper with you this week, and if this podcast has ever resonated with you, then get ready really have a personal internal breakthrough. Join my 7-Day "Made for More" Journaling Challenge (it's FREE) and get my 21-Day Toxic Thought Freedom Journal for FREE. Sign up at www.trishblackwell.com/journalchallenge If you are ready to learn the building blocks of confidence and figure out what stage of confidence you're in, then you've got to grab a free seat at my webinar masterclass.  Sign up at www.trishblackwell.com/webinar REVIEW OF THE WEEK:  It's dks skandhssbsmxn - Love love love, 5-Stars! Just started my first podcast episode yesterday and it truly was eye-opening for me! I personally struggle with being too self-critical when it comes to my goals. I saw a new light in how I should approach and set goals as well as learning that it's okay to have breaks or off days! It gives me peace of mind that I'm not the only one who struggles with this. I love the positive mindset you have and how you are helping others! Keep it up girl!

Lizzie and guest host Gene Grasso discuss and dissect Fear The Walking Dead 5.15 "Channel 5."   “When Virginia makes a statement, Al responds in kind. Facing dire circumstances, June leads the search for a new place to call home. With Grace's condition worsening, Morgan makes a tough call.” Brainiacs, look for Brains Gone Bad on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Email us at brainsgonebad@gmail.com.  Lizzie is now on Twitter as @brainsgonebad2  Check out our energetic podcast music, "Go" from Jordan Woods-Robinson's new album, "Anthem."  You can find more info at www.jordanwoods-robinson.com  

Episode 155: Virginia Rosenberg is an Intuitive Astrologer and Sacred Movement Artist whose work spans the globe. Extensive inner and outer travels inform her perspective. Virginia’s main interest is natural healing of self and society. Her formal educational background is in post-colonial and women/gender studies. A lifelong devotee of movement alchemies: dance, yoga, and Taoist internal martial arts, she teaches workshops and retreats for healing, self-remembrance, and community connection. Visit her website and read monthly astrological forecasts at www.VirginiaRosenberg.com. Show notes: Claim your free 10-day customizable meal plan from PlateJoy. Don’t forget to use the code MADDY to get a $10 discount on your membership fee HERE. Even as a child, Virginia Rosenberg was already writing poems about the sky, researching eastern philosophy and different moods of thought. Virginia’s background as a dancer also cultivated her passion for self-expression. She considers what she is today to be a combination of her unique background in embodiment and astrology. A lot of us are interfacing with this Masculine Society - to be involved in a lot of work, a lot of projects. Virginia refers to this as the perfectionist lens. When your physical health is affected by your masculine setup, that’s when you need to cultivate the feminine and the intuition in order to come to a balance. Qigong is a simple term for energy work. Qi stands for life force energy and Gong means energy cultivation - a result of consistent effort. There are different types of energy within and without us that makes us feel alive! If you take the time to be still, be meditative and be present of the energy around you, it becomes food for the soul. The energy you intake creates a healing power that replenishes you from physical, emotional, mental and spiritual emptiness. Qigong is like slow movements linking your body, mind and breath awareness to the present moment. Virginia recalls calling her teacher into her life instead of the other way around. She had thought and prayed about it so she attracted the practice and the energy into her life. It’s not about the intention. It’s about your openness and that intuitive pull! Intuitive Astrology is a language, an art, and a symbolic science. It’s basically a perceptive lens in which we are able to experience ourselves and experience the world. Some of the biggest misconceptions in Astrology: Sun sign Astrology - What you see in the newspaper is like solving a problem with just one piece of the equation. When Virginia reads your birth chart, she looks at a map of the whole sky in relationship to exactly where you were on earth at the exact moment of your birth. Identical Twins Misconception - Even twins or people of the same birthday can be different. The chart is like a structure for a soul light and the soul light is unique. A rising sign is the zodiac constellation that was on the horizon line at the moment of your birth. Understanding intuitive astrology as a language and using this tool to help us know ourselves better will help us become more fulfilled individuals. Once you get a grasp on why things are happening a certain way, you will be able to deal with situations in a calm, peaceful and rational approach. Connect with Virginia: Website Facebook Instagram [Tweet "Do you have any idea how to read your birth chart? Dive into intuitive astrology on the #MBMPodcast"] {COACHING} Ready to break limiting beliefs + Take your self-worth to the next level? Apply for my 1:1 coaching HERE. {RETREAT} Want to join me in August for a LIFE-CHANGING trip to Mexico City? I M P A C T Join me, this August 3-8 2017 as I lead a group of men and women on a 6-day experience in impact work, reflection, and cultural immersion. First, we’ll spend two days revitalizing a primary school by repairing damaged infrastructure,

NOTE: This call is PACKED with amazing energy clearings. Virginia worked on the whole group and then she helped with tons of issues including heart walls, ENTITIES, Radiation, food allergies and many more. These will work on you too!   POWERFUL Triple Heart Clearing!!!!! Works on YOU!   Virginia Rounds brings 20 years of experience to the tele-summit world.   She was born in the South Pacific and attributes many of her inherent gifts to her ancient LeMurian heritage.   On this call we experienced a powerful process to release entities and cut cords that were holding us back.   By connecting with Divine Energy Matrix you can also reconnect to your soul, find clarity and rejuvenate.   If you’re ready to be the master of your health, wealth and happiness...   You can’t afford to miss this call!     ORDER JOY NOW!!!     Master Your Divine Energy Matrix     In this call : Enrich your Body, Mind and Spirit by rediscovering your connection to the Source Transmute all of your Food Intolerances for your wellbeing Alchemize the effects of radiation from technology for your optimum health ReConnect, ReAlign, and ReClaim your Birthright Hear from the Clairvoyant who witnessed her own healing and knows the process is working     Become The Ripple Effect In Your Own Life...   Don’t Miss This Call!   ORDER JOY NOW!!!     About Virginia Rounds Griffiths:  Virginia Rounds is an International Multi-Dimensional Energy Alchemist, Teacher and Intuitive who has worked worldwide; including Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the UK and the USA.   Virginia was born in the South Pacific and attributes many of her inherent gifts to her ancient LeMurian heritage. Virginia has been a spiritual intuitive all of her life and has a deep love and knowledge of working with spirit and energy; she works closely with her Spiritual TEAM and regularly uses the powerful art of Ho’oponopono in connection with her Kahuna lineage.   She has also studied many modalities including Pranic Healing, Signature Cell Healing, Magnetic Healing, EFT, Ho’oponopono and more; she is also a Reiki and Seichim Master…   Virginia adds “It’s with complete honour and humility I proudly access powerful healing energies in connection with my Spiritual Hierarchy TEAM with whom I have been blessed to work for 20 plus years. I am dedicated to being of service to all sentient beings on Mother Earth and I have dedicated my life to Mother/Father Divine Creator”.   Here’s What Eram Saeed Has To Say About Virginia…   “I worked with Virginia at the beginning of the year when I was suffering from a lot of pressure in my head and an initial exam had suggested a possibility of a tumor in the brain or something that was causing blood flow to be restricted to parts of my brain. When Virginia scanned my brain remotely she told me she was quite sure it wasn't a tumor at all and that the brain wasn't getting enough blood to the frontal lobe. I went for SPECT scan next week and lo and behold that’s EXACTLY what my doctor found out! I was stunned how accurate Virginia was. She didn't beat around the bush and was very confident....sometimes all you need is an accurate answer. She also did some other energy releases for me in that session including one with the Lords of Karma and I felt powerful energy moving through. She is an amazing energy worker and I highly recommend her work.” ~ Eram Saeed     The MIRACULOUS results experienced by others:   “I Felt Bright, Expansive And Blissful” “Virginia is a gentle and compassionate healer. In just one session, Virginia and her team of Angels removed entities, repaired tears in my auric field, cleared my etheric, emotional and mental bodies/fields, cut cords, repaired some damage to my chakras and so much more.   I don’t always feel anything when I receive energy work but I could definitely feel energy shifting in my body and I felt tingling sensations during these processes.   Towards the end of the session I felt bright, expansive and blissful and I continued to feel this way after the session. The sensation of blissfulness and peacefulness was a new and wonderful experience for me.   We worked on my lack of self worth that stemmed from this lifetime as well as past life times and also had genetic and ancestral origin. We also worked on my doubts around my intuitive abilities.   The following day after my session with Virginia I was surprised and really pleased to notice a new level of confidence when I was doing healing work and I also felt a deeper trust with my work. Thank you so much Virginia.” ~ Lesley        “To Live The Highest Expression Of Myself” “Hi everyone, I was one of the very fortunate people chosen for a backstage pass, 1:1 session with Virginia Rounds Griffiths. This was the very first time I was ever chosen to receive a backstage pass, and what an honor and blessing it was.   Virginia's abilities far exceed what her bio reads, because it's very hard to put into words how profound her work is. One of my hardest issues is the family dynamics and culture that I was born and raised in, obligation, guilt, etc, very suffocating.   Virginia worked on healing my chakras, healing the tears in my auric field, removing entities, implants and dissolving cords. She gave me some wonderful tools that could be used on the spot to ground, dissolve cords, and protect myself on daily basis.   One of my greatest desires is to live the highest expression of myself and to live on purpose, this has always seemed to evade me.   Virginia Rounds Griffiths held the space for me to to make a deeper connection to my heart and assisted me with calling in my soul to make a stronger union with myself. This union was the most blissful, beautiful and loving feeling I had ever experienced.   What I said to Virginia afterwards was, the connection that she helped me make with myself was priceless, and it was worth more to me than money, diamonds and gold put together. My prayers for everyone who is searching for whatever, will actually have the chance to experience and receive a deep love for oneself as I did.   Eram Saeed, thank you once again for bringing to this community another true divine healer and teacher such as Virginia Rounds Griffiths and I am super excited for her debut. Much love and infinite gratitude Virginia and to everyone in this community.” ~ Maria Giantosios     “Reconnected Me With Divine Source” “Thank you to a BackStage Pass, on Tuesday I had an amazing 1 on 1 session with Virginia Rounds Griffiths. I most said that was a complete overhaul, she scanned and cleared me of entities, she cleared the energy of my physical and spiritual bodies, 1 by 1.   She scanned and clear implants, she cleared all my chakras, again 1 by 1, with loving patience and care. After all the clearing, she finally reconnected me with divine source.   Not only that, but she taught me how to keep clean of all the energies that do not belong to me. I felt like new! Was the most comprehensive work I have experience.   Thank you so much Virginia! you rock!” ~ Martha Umana     “Anxiety Since Age 6… Gone In ONE Session!” “Thank you Virginia - my Anxiety issues which I had since I was 6 years old triggered by my mother having an epileptic seizure and which I had totally forgotten about, no longer troubles me.   My session with Virginia - one only - allowed me to remember and release that trauma - I am FREE.” ~ Annabelle Cleary - London, UK     “Success Where Other Therapies Failed” “I have known Virginia for over 2 years now and have had several therapy sessions with her; each one with transformational success. Where psychoanalysis or other therapy sessions failed, I found hypnotherapy sessions on my anxiety and a few past-life therapy regressions a fast-track way to understand "what makes me tick”” ~ Sandra - Sydney, NSW     “Regenerate My Feminine Spirit” “Virginia guides you through each of these sessions with love, compassion and kindness in abundance. Her gentleness and empathy aids in placing implicit trust in her technique to unravel memories, some of which could be as old as a few lifetimes...   My sessions with her have made me understand and resolve my relationship with my mother; regenerate my feminine spirit and given me confidence in understanding my own strength as a woman first and then as a human being.” ~ Sophia – Australia     “Overcoming Past Life Death Fears” “I came to Virginia uncertain and apprehensive of what I might be letting myself in for. I am so glad I did!   I've always had an issue I had with the water which meant I could not go near the beach or even swimming pools. This was eliminated in that first session.   In a past life I had drowned and with this realisation I was able to release the fear of water and have started swimming lessons...   I am totally free of my water fears now - thank you words cannot express my feelings enough.” ~ Debbie Watson - Bracknell, Berkshire     “Virginia’s Reiki Training” “I had the pleasure of being Virginia's student for Reiki I and II. I have to say that I did not only receive the training and the attunements for Reiki, she also made me realise that everything works using my heart and setting my intention.   She's not just a Reiki teacher; she is also a Spiritual Coach that works from the heart and does not limit her teachings to the course she is teaching.   I'm a very skeptical person by nature, but Virginia handled it really well and made me experience the evidence of what was being taught, gave me tools to prove the work being done. For me, that was one of the most important things that I take with me from being her student.   After realising that what I learned, had impacted in the reality, my heart started working in a more open way and my power got unleashed and grew more and more day by day. Thank you so much Virginia.” ~ Brian Langer - Auckland, New Zealand     “Welcoming And Safe Environment” “I had the pleasure of attending Virginia's Ho'oponopono workshop last Sunday.   Virginia creates a welcoming and safe environment to explore our potential and helps us to recognize how we can be the best people we can be. It was an amazing experience. I particularly liked the clearing work we did to make the future a fresh start.” ~ Nikki O'Connor - Reading, Berkshire     ORDER JOY NOW!!!     ------------------------------------------ SUPPORT If you have any problems please contact us at: support@fromheartachetojoy.com ------------------------------------------   Thank you for taking the time to step out and GET this amazing information. You deserve it! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information on this site is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. 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Sarah and co-host Dimity chat with two race directors-- Virginia Brophy Achman of Twin Cities in Motion, and Sarah Ratzlaff with ZOOMA, who also worked for runDisney for 11 years. This episode kicks off with a long catch-up session between the AMR co-founders. Find out what Sarah’s watching on Netflix—and why Dimity isn’t. The duo’s conversation winds up with fast-food reminiscences from childhood. When Virginia from Twin Cities Marathon joins the jabber, she shares the 20-degree rule of marathoning plus the port-a-potty ratio favored by race directors. (Who knew?!) Virginia shares race etiquette tips, plus advice on organizing a local race. Sarah Ratzlaff (a.k.a. “Other Sarah”) makes the ladies laugh with behind-the-scenes Disney anecdotes. The trio talk about how the races have changed over the past decade, and Other Sarah tells how she’s bringing her creativity to a boutique race like ZOOMA. Dimity wraps the episode with a heartbreaking, yet life-affirming, tale from the Train Like a Mother Club: Be... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Virginia's 13 electoral votes were cast for a Democrat for the first time since the 1960s eyebrows were raised across the country and the Commonwealth became a "purple state." A new report from CNU's Wason Center takes a closer look at Virginia's purple electorate -- breaking it down into seven distinct "typologies." Wason Center Director, Dr. Quentin Kidd, joins us for a look at their new report: A Commonwealth of Contrasts.

Given the recent national debates over health care, environmental data, same sex marriage, and economic issues, it's interesting to see how the traditional "red" versus "blue" political divide reflects an even deeper divide in family life and values. When Virginia turned "blue" in the last Presidential election, what did that say about the people of the Commonwealth? Family law scholars Naomi Cahn and June Carbone examine America's bitter culture wars in the new book, Red Families v. Blue Families. They'll join HearSay host Cathy Lewis for the discussion today.