While I’m in the mood, I’ll write another blog about gardening, a summer activity I’ve done fairly regularly for about 55 years. That’s long enough to learn a thing or two not only about plants but also about energy. Not

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In the kitchen, I’m not a gadget person. I don’t own a garlic press, a juice squeezer, an air fryer, or an Instapot. After all, I was raised by a woman who thought a butter knife was a perfect double

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I’m a squeamish gardener. I love plants and planting, can tolerate getting my hands dirty, and can deadhead with the best. BUT I do not like the creatures who live in and around my gardens. The worms, the bugs, the

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Crystal Springs is a popular local florist that has a garden center from early May through the end of July. It offers thousands of annuals and perennials to avid gardeners during the growing season, and I have spent many a

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It has come to my attention that my approach to gardening, explained in my July 13, blog hit a nerve with a couple friends with whom I had wine recently. They knew I was moving annuals around, pulling perennials out,

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I sat on the patio last night and am currently enjoying it this evening. Have watered my plants, since the sprinklers go on only Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. And it’s Saturday, a blistering hot Saturday at that.

I can’t tell

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