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Lazy Cucumbers
What is missing from this picture? I’ll save you some time by providing the answer. Cucumbers. And large tomatoes, but this post isn’t about tomatoes. It isn’t about how well the green bean and pepper plants are producing. Or how I let a squash get away from me and get that big before I saw […]
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I Blame the WIMP
If you need someone to blame for not getting something done in or out of the garden, you might look at your smartphone to find that someone. Inside your phone, you’ll find the “Woman in the Phone” aka the WIMP, or Wimp. Wimp is an appropriate name for her because I think she’s a bit […]
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Leaning Toward Autumn
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The title for this post comes from a quote from The Golden Circle: A Book of Months by Hal Borland with paintings by Anne Ophelia Dowden (1977). In the chapter for July, Borland wrote, “The season actually begins to lean toward autumn in July, though we are reluctant to admit it.” I came face to […]
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Check Out My Books
I’ve written five books of humorous gardening advice, guaranteed to make you smile and provide some good gardening advice. Check out one or all five!
Potted and Pruned: Living a Gardening Life
Homegrown and Handpicked: A Year in a Gardening Life
Seeded and Sodded: Thoughts From a Gardening Life
Creatures and Critters: Who’s In My Garden
Digging and Delighted: Live Your Best Gardening Life
And I’ve written two children’s books, both illustrated by my nephew. If you know a kid or were once a kid, you need both!
The Christmas Cottontail: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages
The Halloween Hare: A Story for Gardeners of All Ages
Will I write more books? Seeds have been planted, shoots are coming up. We shall see!
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Thank You for Visiting My Website and Blog
I hope you’ve enjoyed your time here and found a few seeds of joy and humor to plant in your garden!
If you’re looking for the Lost Ladies of Garden Writing (and you should be), I write about them on Substack.
Or maybe you are fondly recalling the days when I posted all of my grandmother’s diaries from the 1920’s online and wondering if they are still there? They are, at least for now.
Or where did that hoe collection go? It’s here, but not well-formatted or quite up to date.
Wait! I know why you are here… you heard about the secret page of information that could change your gardening life!
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