We have a neighbor at Fair Haven who has devoted a great deal of her life fostering beauty in the form of orchids. She has a small greenhouse cluttered with ancient technologies that creates the best environment for her flowers along with hundreds of plants and all the paraphernalia that goes along with it. It is a true artist’s studio, looks a lot like her. She is a river dweller, been here all her life, weather-worn wrinkled bronze like the finest leather, slim and spry, strongly Christian, with dancing eyes that sparkle over her beloved orchids. I find great meaning in her greenhouse and her, even though both are almost complete strangers to me. She has invited us to visit her studio anytime and yesterday we did again. She is almost never there but it is filled to overflowing with the most exquisite beauty. Just a ramshackle little hut hidden in the corner cove of the river, a place for God to rest and enjoy His creations, Rosalee and her orchids.
You are spot-on in your description of my dear friend, Rosalie and her collection of beautiful orchids!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a compliment to Rosalie. She is generous in sharing her beauty to others, who may never pass through her greenhouse. Many beautiful arrangements she does for her church.
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