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Garden: A Love Story – Introduction

Posted on March 18, 2011 by literarylee

A Surgery Planted the Seed Thank goodness for my mother’s back surgery.  No, not really.  I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.  Nevertheless, it was her operation that first opened the door to me, at age 15, to the world of the garden.  Though mom’s surgery was successful … Continue reading →

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Checking on the Kids

Posted on March 16, 2011 by literarylee

Me: Honey, I dropped by the kids’ dorm to see how they’re doing. My Wife: Well, at least they had one week on their own without daddy fussing over them.  Honestly, you need to give them a little space. Me: … Continue reading →

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Experimenting with Nature…

Posted on March 11, 2011 by literarylee

…or at least collaborating with it to grow things Last year I planted a portion of the spring plants I started from seed, not being sure if they would survive or not.  In retrospect it seemed timid and haphazard.  This … Continue reading →

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First Plants in the Garden 2010

Posted on March 11, 2011 by literarylee

(I wrote this last year when I first set out plants.  Note this year I planted them all at once, not just a timid few.  Also, I set them in the ground a full two weeks earlier this year.  I … Continue reading →

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Spinach in February

Posted on March 8, 2011 by literarylee

Last October I was chatting at the market with a local farmer who sells herb plants and greens, like lettuces, endive, and arugula, to plant in the garden.  I asked if she thought it was too late to plant lettuce … Continue reading →

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Forsooth! Forced Forsythias

Posted on March 7, 2011 by literarylee

My wife had the enviably clever idea of cutting a few forsythia branches from a huge bush near our apartment, and sticking them in water to force them to blossom earlier than their outside brethren on the bush. It worked … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye

Posted on March 6, 2011 by literarylee

I left my children in the big, unpredictable, cold world today on their own to face the elements alone, far from my protective care.  Let me tell you it wasn’t easy.  We’ve been together for a while now.  I felt … Continue reading →

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Wanton Optimism Update (With a piece of humble pie on the side)

Posted on February 27, 2011 by literarylee

Yeah, right.  Spinach!  They’re probably just little weeds, I thought. My wife called me Friday.  I was at work and she was at Jones, one of my two gardens.  She wanted to know if there was anything she could do … Continue reading →

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Drinks on Wheels

Posted on February 24, 2011 by literarylee

Call me water boy. A colloquial way of describing someone else doing a tough task that others benefit from is to say that person is carrying the water.  On Sunday afternoon, I was that guy.  And, not only did I … Continue reading →

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Hairbrained Act of Seed Planting Update

Posted on February 21, 2011 by literarylee

February 20 I’ve got a thing about seeds.  I love them for what they can become.  I hate that I have little power over them besides pokin’ ’em in the soil and hoping something comes of it.  Three weeks ago … Continue reading →

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