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If the shoe fits, fill it with flowers... By Sharon Brown on April 15, 2010 It was May, 2008 when we lost a dear Dave's Garden friend who lived in Alaska. Several of us had known Carol Eads very well through her posts on DG, and our hearts were hurting when she passed. But the story does not end there. I traveled to Alaska to build a Memory Garden for Carol, and in doing so, I discovered a whole new world filled with wonderful people and unusual things....here's my story. » Read the article

Katg Apr 14, 2010 10:22 PM CST Name: Kathy Guagliano Port Charlotte Florida

I got goosebumps reading your beautiful article Sharon. I wish I had of had the opportunity to have met Carol on Dave's Garden, but you have so captured her spirit here! I am very honored that you would share this beautiful story with me. Thank-you Friend... Kathy Container Gardening with KatG Please visit my new cubit: La Cucina di Kat aka "Kat's Kitchen" Quote | Post #179484 (1)

Sharon Apr 14, 2010 10:29 PM CST Name: Sharon Kentucky

My pleasure, Kathy. It's just a thank you for giving us such a lovely Cubit to enjoy. http://allthingsplants.com/ Art And Artists * Blue Gardens * Writers and Words Quote | Post #179498 (2)

Trisha_S Apr 14, 2010 10:41 PM CST Name: Trisha Washington State You can do almost anything for 15 m

I agree.Thank you so much for sharing Carol's Garden with us. I would love to have known her. It is never too late to be What you might have been. ~George Eliot Quote | Post #179511 (3)

Sharon Apr 14, 2010 10:47 PM CST Name: Sharon Kentucky

Thanks Trisha. You would have loved her. She was one of a kind, and I guess I'll miss her forever. Here's the chair she built and attached it to the tree. http://allthingsplants.com/ Art And Artists * Blue Gardens * Writers and Words Quote | Post #179517 (4)

Trisha_S Apr 14, 2010 10:53 PM CST Name: Trisha Washington State You can do almost anything for 15 m

Ohh, I love that!! It is never too late to be What you might have been. ~George Eliot Quote | Post #179522 (5)

Sharon Apr 14, 2010 11:00 PM CST Name: Sharon Kentucky

Forgot to mention that was one of her 'bonsai' trees. Look at the base of the trunk. Here's another one. http://allthingsplants.com/ Art And Artists * Blue Gardens * Writers and Words Quote | Post #179527 (6)

Trisha_S Apr 14, 2010 11:10 PM CST Name: Trisha Washington State You can do almost anything for 15 m

I do like strange root formations.... It is never too late to be What you might have been. ~George Eliot Quote | Post #179532 (7)

quilter5 Apr 15, 2010 6:23 AM CST Name: Barb Jenkins Hillsborough, NH

What an wonderful article Sharon. You certainly managed to capture the spirit that was Carol. Yes, Ava, she did your sister proud!!! Quote | Post #179746 (8)

Bubbles Apr 15, 2010 7:25 AM CST Name: Sandi Austin, Tx Zone 8b Texas Gardening Cubit

Oh, to have a friend like you. What a lasting tribute...a garden that lives on... Texas Gardening Quote | Post #179842 (9)

Sharon Apr 15, 2010 8:06 AM CST Name: Sharon Kentucky

Thanks, Barb. The Eads sisters became like family to me, and it was my pleasure to be able to build the garden for them. I sure was afraid I'd kill all those plants, though.... Hi Sandi, Thanks. It would have been even better if I'd had a couple of those big round rocks y'all grow in Texas! http://allthingsplants.com/ Art And Artists * Blue Gardens * Writers and Words Quote | Post #179910 (10)

starlight1153 Apr 15, 2010 8:17 AM CST Name: starlight1153 Zone 8a/b AL.

What a beautiful story Sharron and I sure Carol is smiling down and laughing while she reading over your shoulder what you typed. : ) ***Click here for 2014 Piggy Swap List Click here for Ella's Garden *** Click Here to Join the 2014 Piggy Seed Swap... Quote | Post #179930 (11)

Sharon Apr 15, 2010 8:40 AM CST Name: Sharon Kentucky

Probably....she always did laugh at some of my ill conceived notions! Thanks, Star. http://allthingsplants.com/ Art And Artists * Blue Gardens * Writers and Words Quote | Post #179958 (12)

woofie Apr 15, 2010 8:52 AM CST Name: woofie NE WA zone 5a

See now, a lot of this stuff is new to me. You never mentioned the "bonsai" trees before, so you just keep on writing, Shar! That was a lovely piece. Confidence is that feeling you have right before you do something really stupid. Quote | Post #179974 (13)

Sharon Apr 15, 2010 9:00 AM CST Name: Sharon Kentucky

Thanks, Woofie... Not sure why I never mentioned the bonsai trees earlier...there was so much to see and do I had to wait for that memory to resurface. But Katg's container cubit stirred up my memories of Carol's old shoes, and one thing led to another....one photo led to another...and there were the bonsai trees. http://allthingsplants.com/ Art And Artists * Blue Gardens * Writers and Words Quote | Post #179984 (14)

UniQueTreasures Apr 15, 2010 10:04 AM CST Name: Janet Colvin Z8~Beaumont~Southeast Texas Proud member of Cubits.org

I wasn't a part of the thread and didn't know Carol. What a wonderful tribute to her memory. I really enjoyed this article Sharon. Janet Artisan's Nook - UniQue Treasures : Ancestry and Genealogy Hunting and Fishing : Frugality aka Money Saving Tips Home Remodeling : Trash to Treasure Quote | Post #180069 (15)

Sharon Apr 15, 2010 10:34 AM CST Name: Sharon Kentucky

Hi Janet... You would have enjoyed her, too. Thanks! http://allthingsplants.com/ Art And Artists * Blue Gardens * Writers and Words Quote | Post #180106 (16)

akfishergal Apr 15, 2010 12:26 PM CST Name: Ava Eads Seward, Alaska

Thank you again, Shar, for building that beautiful garden for my sister and all of our lost friends and loved ones. So many friends and family gone now, but I'll bet they are happy here in Carol's little Eden. "Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature." Gerard De Nerval Quote | Post #180257 (17)

adinamiti Apr 15, 2010 1:33 PM CST Name: Adina Dosan Balotesti, Romania

Sharon, wonderful article ! You're such a great friend to do something so wonderful for Carol's memory! I was also impressed by the bonsai, amazing! And loved the containers...such creativity. Thanks for sharing that with us! Adina Please visit us at Carpe diem cubit! http://cubits.org/cjr/ Quote | Post #180321 (18)

1AnjL Apr 15, 2010 3:29 PM CST Name: AnjL/Annmarie CA Sierra Mts

What a great article!! Did you sleep at all in Alaska? LOL? Hard to sleep when its not dark! All Things Hobby All the coffee in Columbia will never make me a morning person! Quote | Post #180492 (19)

Sharon Apr 15, 2010 4:40 PM CST Name: Sharon Kentucky

How did you know, Anjl. I hardly slept, and then finally the night after the memorial service I slept so late Ava came to check to see if I was OK. It really was different, that's for sure. This is as dark as it ever got, and this dark only for a short time. Amazing. http://allthingsplants.com/ Art And Artists * Blue Gardens * Writers and Words Quote | Post #180584 (20)

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