"One gets strength out of the ground as often as one really touches it with a hoe." Charles Dudley Warner in My Summer in a Garden.I have added another hoe to my collection of hoes.My aunt brought me …
Official Hoe Portrait – Stirrup Hoe
Every hoe has to have an official portrait and this is it for the new stirrup hoe, purchased earlier this spring. What do you think? I thought the blue of the Blue Dogbane (Amsonia tabernaemontana) …
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Some Thank You’s
A few thank you’s to pass along…I love Lee Valley Tools. I sent them an email on Sunday because several years ago I purchased some “Y” valves from them, the kind you use to connect two hoses to an …
Goodbye, April! Hello, May! Time for Lettuce
Lettuce! From the garden! And yes, quite delicious, it is. I had some on my sandwich at lunch today, and that made my 'brown bag' lunch seem like the finest gourmet cuisine. And to think that I …
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Introducing My New Hoe
What could be better than to be greeted with a new hoe when you get home? You tell me! Yes, I'll admit a new bloom gives a new hoe a run for the money, but it's always nice to find a new hoe waiting …
Springtime: Time for Hoes and Hoses
Spring arrived here this evening at 8:07 PM EST. At precisely that time, I went outside to water my pansies and violas, just as the sun was setting over the horizon. What better way to welcome spring …
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