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It was to Boston and Coastal Maine that I returned from expeditions elsewhere. Eventually, I found myself telling people when I was leaving that I was going home. Then I case my guitar, pack my pack, and hit the road heading back to Boston, Portland, or some similar location. Eventually, I just stayed,
I have tried a variety of gardening methods over the years. I've finally settled on high raised beds. It's not just that my back, knees, and arthritic feet complain less. It's about post-glacial New England. I live on a hill composed mostly of gravel, sand, and rock left behind by the retreating ice sheets. Soil …
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Three cords of wood stacked, at least three more to go. But not yet. We'll wait another three weeks before ordering the next three. But what difference from this: With the help of one of my sons, we "threw" the three cords up over four days of intermittent work. There are now three large stacks, …
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It's called Indian Pink, and I have persuaded myself to allow it into the edge of the woodland garden. It is an East Coast native plant, but it comes from a bit south of me in Pennsylvania and Maryland. I have liked its appearance for years, and this year, I decided to see if it …
If you've visited this blog for a while, you may have noticed that in spring, my woodland garden is a top priority. The uninitiated assume I'm high on something, stumbling around the wooded patch, bent low, taking photos, and exclaiming over things too small to be seen from a distance. I'm checking out the plants and flowers as …
That's right. It's here in New England. - Spring! The trout lilies are blooming, and the peach tree is flowering. Last year, a freak frost took all the cherries and peaches in bud—right around this date. 26 degrees was the right temperature to kill the flower. But wait...frost is predicted for tonight. 26 degree. SHIT!!!!! …
Sapping season has ended. It was an on and off experience this year, and procuction was down by about a third. But it is my most beloved late winter activity. I especially enjoy adding the product to ice cream, baked beans, and just about anything else yo can think of! Here is a video I …
As I write this, the dog and the kittens threaten to strike if I don't build the blaze in the wood stove higher. March has proven once again to be traitorous, and sleety snow covers everything, including the bird feeders.I refused to do more about the bird feeder than creep outside in my slippers and …
In preparation for the first day of spring this tough trout lily has dared to send up it's first bronze and green leaves. soon it's small yellow flower will follow. Well it's spring in New England, and we male do with small signs of progress. Soon it will be this:
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