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Report From PIA – August 21 I am almost at the one-year anniversary of my promise to blog every day, and for the past three entries have written about what I’ve learned. Being in the gardens for the past 350-odd days, I’ve watched for what is meaningful and satisfying, and have realized that another gift [...]
Report From Poison Ivy Acres – August 20 Here are five more things I’ve learned from blogging every day, starting from my garden and looking into the rest of life: Some days you do a better job than others. Just as the garden might better tended one year and not the other, or we might [...]
Report From PIA – August 19 OK, so we know that daily blogging isn’t a shortcut to weight loss and wealth. Ditto gardening. But there are parallels to be drawn between writing a daily blog, tending a garden and cultivating life. Here are a few things I’m reminded of: #1. There is value in daily [...]
Report From PIA – August 18 Daily blogging and gardening are not foolproof weight-loss plans. You’ve no doubt seen those banner ads stating, “Massachusetts mom combines two common things and looses 50 pounds!” or some such claim. Trust me, those ordinary activities are not writing a blog or planting and weeding, more’s the pity. Here’s [...]
Report From PIA – August 17 Since it was overcast (finally!) it was a perfect day to take photos of the landscape. As I walked around, I appreciated the rhythms of the garden. One way to define rhythm is, “recurring at regular intervals” and this is easy to apply to plant design. The repetition of [...]
Report From PIA – August 16 Yesterday on NPR I heard an interview with Elizabeth Dunn who studies consumer happiness for the University of British Columbia. She was talking about what made people happy, and commented, “Well, it turns out that one of the best things people can do is invest in experiences rather than [...]
Report From PIA – August 15 It’s officially the middle of August and we can’t in any way think that there is much summer left. Time to fess up and admit that it’s unlikely those stray six-packs and odd small pots are going to get planted. I’ve had good intentions until now, but need to [...]
Report From PIA – August 14 When I was in college and on my way to classes, I used to regularly pass by a poster hung on an office door. It pictured a child, or children, flying out the door of a school building, and the caption read, “The real classroom is outdoors: get into [...]
Report From PIA – August 13 As I walk around Poison Ivy Acres, there are some plants that I marvel at for their endurance. Despite a hot, dry season, and given less than ideal irrigation, these plants continue to shine. Of the five varieties of petunias I planted this year, the Royal Velvet Supertunias from [...]
Report From PIA – August 12 Garden Vegetables Baked With Fish or Chicken This dish is perfect for the time when everything in the garden is producing; it’s great way to use summer squash, broccoli, beans, tomatoes, chard and tomatoes. For Six People Step One For The Tomato Sauce Pick enough leeks or onions to [...]
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