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Random musings on spring in the garden (and elsewhere)
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt”. Margaret Atwood Spring has sprung! While the phrase “spring has sprung” is just a play on words, there is no doubt in my mind that there … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycling, Gardening, Mental health, Spring
Tagged Spring has arrived, Winter Blues
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What’s happening in the garden (early May edition)
Spring has finally arrived in my slice of suburbia. Officially, it has been spring for a month and a half, but it sure hasn’t felt like spring in all that time. As soon as the spring equinox arrived, the jet … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Spring, This week in the garden
Tagged spring/summer blooms
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Book review: The Winter Army
I just finished The Winter Army by Maurice Isserman. The Winter Army is a short, but informative, account about the formation and the battles of the 1oth Mountain division during World War 2. I’ll admit that, in spite of my … Continue reading
