Category Archives: Summer

Bittersweet September

Posted on September 6, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul… but I must confess that I love you only because you are a prelude to my beloved October.    Peggy Tony Horton I just want to state for … Continue reading →

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This week in the garden: past the halfway point of summer

Posted on August 9, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

“When summer opens, I see how fast it matures, and fear it will be short; but after the heats of July and August, I am reconciled, like one who has had his swing, to the cool of autumn.” Ralph Waldo … Continue reading →

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This week in the garden: the garden thrives in the July heat while its gardener wilts.

Posted on July 26, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

“Do what we can, summer will have its flies.” Ralph Waldo Emerson When I was growing up, the city I live in used to pave the side streets with something called “chipseal”. Chipseal is tar/asphalt mixed with aggregate (small rocks). … Continue reading →

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