Articles by Christy Page

Dreaming Through the Window

Dreaming Through the Window

January settles over the world like a heavy wool blanket, muffling sound and slowing time. This morning, the snow is falling again in that steady, unbothered way that makes everything  
Grow Young In Your Garden

Grow Young In Your Garden

As someone creeping up on 80 and still feeling sprightly, I often reflect on how I’ve kept my body moving, my mind sharp, and my spirit young. Turns out, the  
Where the New Year Begins

Where the New Year Begins

Here in the Northeast, January arrives with a sense of spacious calm, as if the garden itself is taking a slow, steady breath before beginning again. Snow softens the edges  
The Baer Guide to Gardening

The Baer Guide to Gardening

  I am not a gardening guru. My thumb is beige and pink. Definitely not green. I do not come from a family of farmers and gardeners. My parents were born and  
Season’s Eatings!

Season’s Eatings!

Here in the Northeast, December transforms the garden into something magical. Frost-kissed kale sparkles like it's been dusted with powdered sugar, evergreen branches frame the sleeping beds, and the whole  
Boy, Was I a Sap!

Boy, Was I a Sap!

When I was a child, one story in an elementary school reader forever changed the way I thought about maple syrup. The tale began with four small children trudging through  
The Lot of Hope

The Lot of Hope

The empty lot on the corner of Maple Avenue had long been an eyesore. A sagging chain-link fence, tangled with vines, encircled the cracked asphalt, radiating heat on Summer afternoons.  
A Season of Joy

A Season of Joy

December has a way of arriving in a soft and unassuming way, as if carried in on the hush of snow-filled clouds. One morning you wake to see your breath