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Is it true? Can spring really be here? If nothing else, we will all remember the winter of 2014, and not fondly either. My intention this week…
While marveling yesterday at the amount of new grass shooting up and the number of jonquils blooming, I noticed that my Lenten roses are just full of…
Getting out in the yard with the pruning shears is the farthest thing from my mind right now. But it doesn’t matter what I think…the time is…
The yard, as if it was pristine before, is now a jumble of sticks and stones for sure. Everything from small sticks to full-size limbs, ankle-twisting mole…
Ah, spring. Wherefore art thou spring? Not here in the next couple of days, we’re being told. Four to eight inches of snow predicted and not a…
Last Saturday and Sunday spoiled me – and you, too, I bet. It was finally pleasant enough to get out and do some outdoor chores that have…
As we all seriously look forward to warmer weather and clutch our coats tighter, the question comes to mind if all these low temperatures will kill the…
I can’t say that time off work during the holidays was completely enjoyable since time off also means no money. But I did manage to learn a…
If you can’t believe Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, who can you believe? Retro TV carries old episodes of The Nelsons every Saturday and last weekend Ozzie was…
No More Forsythia!
Is it true? Can spring really be here? If nothing else, we will all remember the winter of 2014, and not fondly either. My intention this week…
To Cut or Not To Cut?
While marveling yesterday at the amount of new grass shooting up and the number of jonquils blooming, I noticed that my Lenten roses are just full of…
Snipping Lessons
Getting out in the yard with the pruning shears is the farthest thing from my mind right now. But it doesn’t matter what I think…the time is…
Sticks and Stones and Seeds
The yard, as if it was pristine before, is now a jumble of sticks and stones for sure. Everything from small sticks to full-size limbs, ankle-twisting mole…
Waiting for the Thaw
Ah, spring. Wherefore art thou spring? Not here in the next couple of days, we’re being told. Four to eight inches of snow predicted and not a…
Ready – Set – Paint!
Last Saturday and Sunday spoiled me – and you, too, I bet. It was finally pleasant enough to get out and do some outdoor chores that have…
Free Plants
The word for the week is parsimony, which means unusual or excessive frugality. With the weather so cold it’s hard to think about being frugal when it…Cold does little to kill bugs or germs
As we all seriously look forward to warmer weather and clutch our coats tighter, the question comes to mind if all these low temperatures will kill the…
Cleaning Can be Scary
I can’t say that time off work during the holidays was completely enjoyable since time off also means no money. But I did manage to learn a…
Harriet Nelson Strikes Again
If you can’t believe Ozzie and Harriet Nelson, who can you believe? Retro TV carries old episodes of The Nelsons every Saturday and last weekend Ozzie was…
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