I love to camp and for the past 8 years my favorite place by far is on the Saco River. … More
Category: Outdoors
It’s Good to Make Sure
It’s good to have all your ducks in a row. It’s even better to have all your ducks, geese, and … More
50 Degrees in February
Shit ain’t right, but we’ll take it. At least the bare trees remind me we’re still in New England in … More
Boston Layers
Given that we’ve had below freezing temps for more than a week, you might be thinking this will be a … More
Northern Exposure: Same as It Ever Was
I wrote this post in January 2019, in the Beforetimes. At the time Northern Exposure was not available by streaming … More
Keeping Up the Good Fight
Happy new year and all that jazz. As a friend pointed out, January 1 is such an arbitrary deadline to … More
An Offer I Can’t Refuse
I have spoken before about all the “helpful“ garden advice about deterring animals from munching on, digging in, and running … More
Gahden of Expectations
Although it’s been a mild fall here in Boston, the gahden knows the time of year, and the plants started … More
Hope Is a Thing with Baby Fruit
It’s been a strange gahden year, or if we’re being positive, it’s been a year to learn stuff about plants … More
A New Gahden Enemy
If you’ve been following me for a bit, you may recall I’ve done battle in the gahden, primarily with aphids, … More