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The article recounts a visit to Mount Rushmore in July 2024, where the author, along with his wife, discovered what appeared to be a fifth face on the monument. This unusual phenomenon, as explained by a park ranger, was attributed to natural erosion over time. The article transitions to a reflection on the author's past visits to the monument and his personal connection to quilting, highlighting local quilting events and a tribute to his late mother's homemade chokecherry jelly.

WHERE DO WRITERS GET THEIR IDEAS? he short answer is: Ideas are everywhere and anywhere. William Styron says he dreamed about a woman with a number tattooed on her arm. [...]

Because I like vintage autograph books, I wrote an article about them in the memory-sharing publication Yesterday's Magazette describing three books in my possession, but not from my family. They [...]

The short story "The First Day" by Madonna Dries Christensen is presented.

The article presents the short story "THE LAST DANCE," by Madonna Dries Chris.

Reports on the philosophies of retirees living in Sarasota, Florida. Chance for retirees to do what they want; Absence of appointments; Development of God-given talents.

The article features the Ann Goldstein Children's Rainforest Garden in Sarasota, Florida, an addition to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, offering interactive exploration from treetops to roots. Rainforest features discussed handicapped accessibility with availability of wheelchairs on site, 100-year-old banyan tree, and Hugging Tree. It also has The Waterfall, Forest Pool, and suspended Rope Bridge. Offerings mentioned include summer camp programs, Little Sprouts Club, and Rainforest Friends.

The author discusses dealing with obstacles associated with gardening in a deed-restricted neighborhood. She mentions complying with requirements of three homeowners' associations which prevented them from designing a garden that will reflect their personalities. She describes negotiations done with the Architectural Review Committee and neighborhood association board regarding housing color and choice of garden plants. Aside from ferns, she cites plants they selected which include moss roses.

The article focuses on unfamiliar but pricey fruits considered as the treasures of Florida as planted in the garden of Manatee Rare Fruit Council (MRFC) member Pete Ray. Unusual fruits in Florida include the black sapote of Diospyros digyna, the avocado or Persea americana and sugar apple or Annona squamosa. Other rare fruit trees found in the garden of Ray include papaya, banana and mango as well as tangelo, kumquat and macadamia nut.

The article looks at the roses at the Ringling Rose Garden in Sarasota, Florida. Information about the life of Mable Ringling is presented. The garden is laid out like a wagon wheel, with spokes radiating from the gazebo in the center. The wheel motif suggests a circus wagon wheel. Today, the garden's 1,400 plants and about 365 cultivars reflect Mable Ringling's original choices for her garden. The plans included roses introduced between 1867 and 2002, such as hybrid teas, floribundas and grandifloras.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including a response to a photograph of the Black Hills National Cemetery by Greg Latza, "My Father's Trees," by Dr. Marousek, and a story about Verne Sankey by Timothy Bjorkman, all in the September/October 2007 issue.

The article provides information on memory or memorial gardens in the U.S. Memory gardens are solemn sites where a person's life is celebrated. They can be on private ground or public, and the marker might be only a white cross in a patch of wildflowers along a country lane or interstate highway. One section of the path in the Reading Garden at Sarasota's Fruitville Library is devoted to children who have died.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. "Rushmore Kid," which focused on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota; "Shelter From the Storm," which discussed the 1966 blizzard in South Dakota; "Herald of Empire," which focused on the construction of Fort Randall Dam.

Details how a Kewpie doll and her lost clothes initiated a friendship of more than 50 years.

Presents letters to the editor in response to the article "Writing Back," by David Updike in the May/June 1997 issue, which discussed a way of communication between writers and publishers.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "25 Years of Covers," in the November/December 2010 issue, "Crow Creek Christmas," in the November/December 2010 issue and "Apostles of the Plains," in the November/December 2010 issue.

The article offers information on the Palma Sola Botanical Park in Bradenton, Florida. The park is ideal for subtropical plants rare fruit trees and flowering trees. A group of local citizens decided to save the garden, which was formerly been the Manatee County Nursery. More than 2,000 plants have been added since November 2009. A grove of more than 75 trees has been established by Gulfcoast Plumeria Society.

The article offers information on the Master Gardener program in Sarasota County, Florida. Master Gardener Claudia Cannon says her gardening experience was in upstate New York and western North Carolina, but she loves gardening in Florida. The program has 117 certified members who have completed a training course and have served as volunteers in their first year.

The article features the Secret Garden at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida. It notes on the 200 trees and 40,000 plants that have been added to the garden. Two stories concerning the garden are presented along with a history that parallels that of Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 novel. The restoration by Loretta Bestpitch and the Driftwood Circle of the Sarasota Garden Club is described including the rustic Secret Trail and the Dwarf Garden designed by Kevin Greene.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including about the concept of the journal that makes it exciting, the themes used that sharpened the sender's focus, and the different poets that took the theme "The Renaissance Child" and how they match the theme of the issue.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the January/February 2007 issue, including "Black Hills Master Builder," by Paul Higbee, "Beyond the Rim," by Dave Jensen and one on the McGillycuddy house.

The article presents information on the Children's Garden in Sarasota, Florida. The garden is the brainchild of Joan Marie Condon, who envisioned a garden where children could discover the magic of imaginative play in a natural environment. With the help of her twin sons, she turned the Sarasota property that her husband rented out for storage into a garden. A description of the Children's Garden is provided.

Describes the garden of the Sarasota Succulent Society in Florida. Succulent plants that have attractive colors; Orchids that are considered succulent, including cattleyas and cymbidiums; Information on how Walter G. Sparkman created the Sarasota Succulent Garden; Goals of the Sarasota Gardening Society.

Presents information on the Reading Garden community garden and library in Sarasota County, Florida. Construction of the garden; Facilities and recreation areas found in the garden; Private organizations and individuals that cooperated with the Sarasota County government to build the garden; Awards and grants received by the garden.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including how to get rid of wedelia or Sphagneticola trilobata and how to prune or trim down queen palms.

Presents the short story entitled `Christmas in July,' in which the author described her childhood aspirations for a doll.

Presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "Ping-Pong," by Bill Roorbach in the September/October 1998 issue.

The article presents the short story "In the Garden," by Madonna Dries Christensen.