Sunday, January 1, 2017

Goodbye, Crazy 2016, and Hello 2017!

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2016 was one crazy year. For quiet gardeners like you and me, even. Just a few highlights from the garden: Unprecedented heat. Exceptional...
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Sunday, December 25, 2016

Bloomin' Schwantesia and a New Soul Window

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So just before the sun illuminates this little Schwantesia, the bud of its single flower is still closed- most photos show the full bloom, b...
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Friday, December 23, 2016

It's the Bloomin' Holidays Again!

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Yup, it's winter, and that's when Mammillaria and some mesembs love to bloom. Both have already bloomed this year (Mammillaria all t...
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Sunday, December 4, 2016

Weekend Walkabout: Zen Gardens, Part II

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Alert Gardener Andrew is posting on gardens and Zen, and Zen Gardens, today! Accompanying his post are photos I recently took at the Morika...
Monday, November 21, 2016

Mishmash Monday: Odds and Ends

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I finished a really fun watercolor class with Helen Wheatley today. I am, or was, watercolor-phobic. A great friend of mine from my teen yea...
Sunday, November 6, 2016

Weekend Walkabout: The Beauty of Zen Gardens

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Today, Alert Gardener Andrew will be posting on his favorite type of garden, the Zen Garden! Just like martial arts, tea ceremony, or call...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Manic Monday: Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome a Type of Hibernation?

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As a long-time nurse, I worked with many patients who had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It often coexisted with other diagnoses such as depressi...