Reflections of a year in quarantine. It’s been one year. One long year of quarantine. A year ago, the news was grim. The world around us was shutting down. Uncertainty was rampant. Offices were closed. Events were cancelled. Restaurants were shuttered. Schools were shut down. And the governor kept issuing executive orders shutting more stuff…
We are still in lockdown. And, we are all getting antsy, but as a retired healthcare professional, the madman says we have to be careful and not jump the gun. Or take on a project too big to handle. We have heard a lot of chatter about people wanting to start gardens in response to…
Happy New Year! 2019 is going to be a fantastic year. Spent the morning vacuuming up pine needles, tossing wrapping paper and stacking boxes. Our favorite boxes are the ones with the pretty flowers – you know the ones, they are marked “Amaryllis”. Bet a bunch of you got similar boxes since they were very…
The sun is shining, the temperature is 42˚, and the wind is calm. Looks like a perfect day for the final walk-around. Yes, we have already buttoned up the garden, but we always like to take a final stroll because try as we may, we always miss something. Like the new garden spade that got…