Is it the Chinese year of the rat or mouse or rodents in general? No? I guess it’s the year…
Top 5 Reasons Being 56 Is Awesome
OK, so this is actually a rerun from when I turned 50. That was an awesome year for me. This…
Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves
After successfully fending off the aphids, budworms, and marauding teen rodents, I encountered an enemy I had not expected, and…
What the Hell Is a County?
Let’s file this one under random junk email I get at work. Part of this is my fault because I…
Guerilla Sweet Potatoes Update
After several weeks with a couple of heat waves and having to repair some leaks in the boat my friend…
The Marauding Garden Gang
I often enjoy the fiction that I am a unique person who has unique experiences and somehow that makes me…
Partial Eclipse of the Brain
So the good news is I’m not as far gone as I thought in this post-pandemic haze. And as far…
Feeling Wonky
And not the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory kind of wonky. Sooooo, how’s your post-pandemic social reentry coming? I…
Guerrilla Sweet Potatoes: Deployed
Over two weekends featuring classic New England weather — Memorial Day Weekend, which was raw, 50 degrees, and pouring rain,…
I Got Those Aphids in the Lettuce Blues
So about this gardening thing. I took the big leap and committed to 9-10 potted vegetables and herbs this year,…
