Given that we’ve had below freezing temps for more than a week, you might be thinking this will be a…
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…
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…
This Is Not a Christmas Post
Yeah, yeah, I know it’s technically New Year’s Day. I’ll get to that at some point. You should know by…
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…
We’re Going Crackers
My friend Beth and I often share our triumphs and defeats, our peri- and post menopausal crabbiness, and we are…
Empathy Is Wicked Hahd
I’m reading an Irish book about empathy; it’s called Ionbha: the Empathy Book for Ireland. The proceeds from the book…
Gahden of Expectations
Although it’s been a mild fall here in Boston, the gahden knows the time of year, and the plants started…
Sandy’s Lady of the Dance
You all know I go dancing on many Sundays to 70s and 80s music if I’m lucky, and to 90s…
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…