Author Archives: John Kevin Hickey

This week in the garden: odds and ends

Posted on June 25, 2024 by John Kevin Hickey

The summer solstice has arrived, and a “heat dome” over Colorado arrived with it. It’s amazing me at all the terms meteorologists have come up with over the years to describe weather phenomenon that we just used to call summer. … Continue reading →

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Gardening mistakes I have made, and what I’ve learned from them.

Posted on June 9, 2024 by John Kevin Hickey

Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That’s the fun of them. You’re always learning. Helen Mirren Gardening is like any skill; it takes practice, patience and education to be any good at it. And while you can certainly learn a great … Continue reading →

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Call me Clyde: how a big man adapts to riding a bicycle.

Posted on May 12, 2024 by John Kevin Hickey

The bicycling world, like almost all human endeavors, is rife with its own slang and jargon that can sound like a foreign language to outsiders. For example, to “bonk” is to run out of energy on a bike ride. “Chainring … Continue reading →

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