“Where the hell have you been?” my garden and the SGS blog both asked. I put in my last day of employment over a year ago, but when I set my sights on retirement from my “day job”, sitting back and relaxing was far from the plan. In this next phase of my life, […]
Continue readingAllium reincarnation
I don’t know how a vegetable might earn karma points, but you can often persuade a remnant to offer a little more good with a second life! Onions are a great example. Next time you cut open an onion, set aside the bottom bit. You know, the part with the dried-out roots still sticking out. […]
Continue readingIt’s that time of year… my annual Dandelion Rant
What’s the deal? Where did all this dandelion hate come from for a plant that adds nothing but value and fun to our otherwise earth-sucking grass lawns? I personally find them delightful. I eat some, I dry some for salves and soaps, and I give some to my bunnies, but I leave plenty of […]
Continue readingA Valentine’s Day pondering on empathy
He can’t take it away. He can try to erase history, but we will remember. He can try to discourage us, but we will persevere. He will try to be all-powerful, but we will dissent. He can try to silence us, but we will talk. We will write songs and stories in which he will […]
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