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What’s on my autumn reading list for 2023
“Well, there’s so much to read, and I’m so far behind.” Wallace Stegner, Crossing to Safety Today I want to share with you my autumn reading list. It’s funny, but while I was writing this post, I realized that I … Continue reading
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The best Xeriscape books for Western gardeners
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. Marcus Tullius Cicero Xeriscaping has unfortunately acquired a bit of a bad reputation amongst the masses. Sometimes called “zeroscape” by its detractors, the waterwise style of garden … Continue reading
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What I have been reading: The Kingdoms of Bone and Thorn
The 1990s witnessed the release of several ginormous multivolume fantasy novels, as several authors attempted to outdo J.R.R. Tolkien. The first book in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time epic was released in 1990. Wheel of Time was originally supposed to … Continue reading
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