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Gardening

February?

23.02.2012

Okay, I know it’s still February, but I’ve begun my spring yard clean-up. And it’s unnerving. It’s not that I mind going out there and getting started. I don’t. I love it. But it’s February. As in winter. As in New England. All winter’s been like this. I’m not complaining, either. Not after last year’s [...]

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This Is WAY Too Early, Right?

29.01.2012

Still, here in New England—at least in my yard—hope springs eternal…

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Have Fun, Write Happy

03.08.2011

I’ve been seeing a lot of blog mentions on the need to balance writing with life. I couldn’t agree more. I tend  to worry when I hear writers only write. And read. And that’s it. One, no one is a writing machine. Two, you burn out. The first thing I thought of was Julia Cameron. [...]

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Little Pear

18.06.2011

I inherited my father’s love of trees. Through the years, my father and I have planted many trees in the yard I grew up in, and in my yard. His record for tree survival is 100 percent. I hold on to this. A few years before he died I planted an ornamental pear in my [...]

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