Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
“You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em.Know when to walk away and know when to run.You never count your money when your sittin’ at the table.They’ll be time enough for counting, when …
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My weather station is showing 32.8 F outside right now (9:55 pm, March 11) but at 4:24 pm yesterday, it was 74.2 F.My soil temperature a few days ago was 48 F, but earlier this evening it appeared to …
Short version of the review: I like this chipper quite a bit and now that I have it, if I didn’t have it, I’d miss it.Long version of the review: This Saturday, it was a beautiful day in central …
I’ve always loved books with exchanges of letters, like Two Gardeners: Katharine S. White and Elizabeth Lawrence--A Friendship in Letters and 84, Charing Cross Road, an exchange of letters between the …
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This spring I’m beginning chapter 3 in my novelette, “Chipper Shredders I Have Known”.Chapter 1, yet to be fully written, is about my first chipper shredder, a gas powered beast that was loud and …
It was all so sudden after weeks of taking so long.I went from finding the first crocus buds last Saturday to having Crocus blooms pop up and actually open up all over the place today.It seemed almost …
