Thank you for this recommendation! On Sat, Sep 21, 2024 at 2:26 PM Mary Gorton via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > War Gardens: A Journey Through Conflict in Search of Calm: Snow, Lalage: > 9781787470682: Amazon.com: Books > > > On Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 01:28:13 PM EDT, Christine Doud via > pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > I thought your philosophical words were right on the mark. Gardening is > certainly a stress reliever for me as well as entertainment. Sounds like > an interesting book. Thank you for sharing. > Christine > > > On Sep 21, 2024, at 9:19 AM, Mary Gorton via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > Thank you. > > Mary Gorton > > > > On Friday, September 20, 2024 at 06:25:58 PM EDT, Jane McGary via pbs > <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > > I've just received a remarkable book from a recent visitor who manages > > an NGO program for women in Afghanistan. It is "War Gardens: A journey > > through conflict in search of calm," by Lalage Snow (London: Quercus, > > 2018). Snow, a photojournalist working in conflict areas, tells the > > stories of gardeners in Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, the West Bank/Occupied > > Territories, and Afghanistan. It is hard to read for weeping, yet it > > also lifts the spirit. Many of us know how much good gardening and > > observing plants does to allay personal distress or pain. These stories > > extend that understanding to parts of the world that many of us will > > never experience directly. Through charities I support and plant-hunting > > trips, I've been able to visit sites of present and recent conflicts, > > including Iraqi Kurdistan, eastern Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, > > Albania, and the northern Caucasus, and to hear local people talk about > > their lives and present struggles. > > > > People turn their thoughts to the natural world everywhere on earth, and > > a deep interest in plants and admiration of flowers is pervasive. It is > > human. We can reach out past the barriers of oceans and politics to > > share it. And we can help people who maintain their gardens and wild > > flowers in the face of war, and their families. We can support the > > International Rescue Committee, Women for Women International, Doctors > > without Borders, Mercy Corps, and other NGOs, and we can urge our > > government to give more support to UN programs. Likely you already do: > > the love of living things runs deep. > > > > Jane McGary,Portland, Oregon, USA > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…