Carol J. Michel - Author and Gardener
Award winner author of gardening humor books
Lookie what I got in the mail a few weeks ago! It's a Valentine's Day card featuring of all things... a hoe. Kylee of Our Little Acre saw this 1950's Valentine's Day card for sale on Etsy and said …
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In a fit of year end cleaning, I cleaned out the drawer in the end table next to where I generally sit and write. Amidst some pens, a magnifying glass, a few marbles, some empty seed packets, a few …
Dear Dee and Mary Ann and Gardening Friends Everywhere, This letter post is my 1,500th post on this blog. I thought about delaying this letter and writing something else to mark the occasion, but …
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Postmark: Garden Bloggers' Summer Camp, Buffalo, New York July 11, 2010 Dear Family, Hello to all from Garden Bloggers Summer Camp, also known as Buffa10. I am having a great time and can’t believe …
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When a gardener flies on an airplance, leaving her garden just as the corn is tasseling, the tomato hornworms are threatening, and it is so hot that by mid-morning every plant wants to be the shade, …
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Blog posts are sometimes like the blooms of a flower, here today, gone tomorrow, replaced by another post. Perhaps the blog post is remembered, or perhaps it is best forgotten, almost …
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