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November in the Vintage garden
We had a pretty warm autumn here along Colorado’s Front Range, which meant that many late blooming plants and shrubs were in flower for an unusually long time. It was quite nice actually. That all ended in the last week … Continue reading
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What I have been reading – Samuel Adams: Revolutionary
“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” William Shakespeare If Stacy Schiff’s Samuel Adams: Revolutionary (The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams a book by Stacy Schiff (bookshop.org) is any guide, … Continue reading
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Yes, there are actually positives to getting old
You don’t become cooler with age, but you do care progressively less about being cool, which is the only true way to actually be cool. Call it the geezers paradox. Unknown I just want to make clear at the outset … Continue reading
