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Rogue Columbine
Most of the time I like a rogue plant. By rogue, I mean a plant that reseeds itself in strange, sometimes unwanted spaces. I’ve had tomatoes in the rose garden and also in a shade garden. I have Black Eyed Susan’s in with some Hellebores and Variegated Liriope, (the garden with the mossy head). This…
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Spring Cleaning yet Again
The past few weeks I have been very busy cleaning out all of the beds. I have made real progress, all the beds are done except for my favorite main perennial, (the largest) garden. It is cleaned up and I have moved the Coneflowers and the groundcover little yellow flowers from the back to the…
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Bird Watching
We have been feeding the birds, one feeder outside the kitchen window, and the suet feeder outside the bedroom window. We have the usual, Tufted Titmouse, House Wren, Yellow Finches, and Northern Cardinals. The suet attracts some others such as, the Red Bellied Woodpecker (seen below), the Bluebird (seen below), and also the finches and…
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Back in the Garden
The weather has been so great. We got back Tuesday and Wednesday I was in the garden. I started where I left off with the lilies, (there were 2 that I didn’t get to). I did one and couldn’t help but notice what a horrible mess the adjacent bed was in. In this bed I…
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2nd Day of Spring Cleaning
Yesterday I was able to spend the afternoon out in the garden. I didn’t go back to the perennial garden where I started because it had rained and P doesn’t want me on the lawn with the golf cart, (God forbid) when its too wet. I could have but I just didn’t want to hear…
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Spring Cleaning, (in the garden)
Yes I know its not spring, but we have been blessed with above average temperatures. I take this as my cue to get outside and start spring cleanup. Every time I drive in or out of the driveway I see all the work that needs to be done. It can be quite overwhelming, that’s why…
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Autumn Appreciation
Autumn is my favorite time of year. I welcome the cooler temperatures and the ability to work outside in the garden. We got married in October. Our honeymoon was a road trip through Skyline Drive into the Blue Ridge Mountain Parkway. The feeling I get when I see the trees changing to different colors is…
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Snakes
Background: I have never liked snakes. They scare me. I don’t know why. I’ve never had a bad experience involving them. I remember that when I was young, maybe middle/high school, if I was reading a book or an encyclopedia, (remember them?) I wouldn’t even touch the page that a picture of a snake was…
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Back in the Garden
This morning I ventured outside because the humidity had broke, the temperature outside was 66, and watching the weeds take over was driving me crazy. I had the usual argument with myself of going outside or riding the bike. I made it out at 10:30, (sorry I have a hard time making it out earlier)…
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Brain & Life, I’m published!
In early June of this year I wrote an article for Brain & Life, www.Brain&Life.org (I have mentioned this magazine previously). In the back of the magazine is an area titled, Speak Up, where people write about their experiences living with a neurological disorder. This is what I wrote the article for. I wanted to…