Memorial Day, Flowers, Memories and Thoughts
My parents’ generation called Memorial Day “Decoration Day”. It was the weekend to clear away the weeds, trim the grass,
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From the Archives: Cookie and Namir and Me, 2009
Cookie and Namir and I share some time at the picnic table on April 24, 2009. I was having lunch
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From the Archives: The Old Man in the Garden, April 30, 2006
My “old man”, Stanley, at the age of about 24, enjoying the warm bricks and sun in the garden on
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From the Archives: Lucy’s Mom in the Garden, July 10, 2007
I know that one of my daughters lived here because I saw her at the window and talked to her
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In the Language of Flowers
The bleeding hearts never cease to amaze me—such exotic and fragile looking flowers, and yet their leaves are up sometimes
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From the Archives: The Old Man in the Garden, 2006
My “old man”, Stanley, at the age of about 24, enjoying the warm bricks and sun in the garden on
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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: What Else is In Your Backyard, The Fauna That Fill It
This is the third in a series of four articles about considering your backyard wildlife habitat. One lovely August morning
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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: What’s Growing in Your Back Yard?
THINGS ARE SPROUTING every minute out there in your yard, so it’s time to get out there and get to
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Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat: Attract Birds With Homemade Treat Cakes
THIS POST IS the most popular in the Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat series, and one of the most popular on
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Daily Photo: Inside and Out
It’s been a lot of work to uncover my flagstone and brick paths in the garden, and the girls enjoy
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