by Dennis Footman | Dec 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle … a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dream.” – Barbara Winkler Ardtornish house Gardening is...
by Dennis Footman | Dec 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” – May Sarton Cardamine pratensis (Cuckoo flower) Look a little closer, and the garden will open up...
by Dennis Footman | Nov 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
“There are few places in my life that I’ve found more ruggedly beautiful than the Highlands of Scotland. The place is magical – it’s so far north, so remote, that sometimes it feels like you’ve left this world and gone to another.” -Julia London It was...
by Dennis Footman | Oct 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.” — Harvey Mackay It is has been nearly five years since I have last written a post on this website. It...
by Dennis Footman | Dec 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Carving is a joy to the artist… To attack the raw material, gradually to extract a shape out of the following ones own desire or, sometimes, the inspiration of the material itself: this gives the sculptor great joy.” ~ Aristide Maillol My first...
