Thoughtful Recovery

Posted on by Jean Campbell

Hurrying is something I've sworn off of late. I know rushing doesn't get me ahead. But what your logical self knows and your good sense tells you often lose out to old ways and ingrained habits. Remembering to be in the moment is always, bar none, your best bet. Saturday afternoon I jammed my foot into a misplaced seven-pound dumbbell and did some serious damage to the second-to-last toe on my left foot. I was running out of time getting ready to head for Cullman. My band, After Two... Continue reading

Secret Garden Update

Posted on by Jean Campbell

Last year, Richard and I decided it was time to do something about the overgrowth that lies just beyond our small, fenced backyard. We've put a lot of energy into our front garden, vegetable garden, and backyard oasis. But just beyond has been, well, you know the old saying, "out of sight, out of mind." Nature quickly reclaims what is hers, and she was well on her way to owning the area! We began talking about and visualizing the transformation we wanted to see, and we documented our plans... Continue reading

Harvesting Seed for the Next Season

Posted on by Jean Campbell

Broccoli is a cool weather crop. I've not had much success growing them, but I left one plant in the garden amid my rampant parsley, even though it was past time for broccoli growing. To my delight, it began to produce what I thought would be a big, yummy stalk. I checked it every couple of days, proud of my gardening prowess, waiting for it to look something like what I'm familiar with when I walk through the produce section of my local grocery store. As I'd not seen exactly how the plants... Continue reading

A Native American Gardening Technique

Posted on by Jean Campbell

I have three sisters. But I am not talking about the three headstrong women who share my parents with me; I'm talking about the girls in my garden. I happened upon this planting technique fiddling around on Google one day. It's an ancient, Iroquois planting method for corn, beans, and squash. The three sisters sustain each other and I am utterly "a-maized" (I love a good pun if there is such a thing) at the results. In our neck of the woods, this process can be started in early- to... Continue reading