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Report From PIA – December 21
Yesterday about 20 inches of snow fell on Poison Ivy Acres. It’s hard to judge the exact amount because the wind’s sculpting of the snowfall…some places it’s a foot deep, while in other areas the drifts are over three feet.
I’ve always said that I love a good snowstorm because it’s [...]
Report From PIA – November 16
Does being a gardener mean you’re better able to accept change? Please, God, let it be true.
I spent the entire day with elderly neighbors, driving off-Cape to pick them up, then driving them back to the Cape to visit another assisted living facility, then returning them back across the bridge. [...]
Report From PIA – November 1
Today a simple walk with The Dog led to thinking about a state ban on the sale of common landscape plants, the Buddhist Principle of Right Speech, and the phrase “it seemed like a good idea at the time”. Let me explain.
As of 2009, there are several plants that are [...]
Report From PIA – October 14
Yesterday I wrote about endings and beginnings, and today this subject is right in my face. A frost is predicted tonight, and until this afternoon, I hadn’t yet brought all of my plants inside. So I scrambled around looking for the saucers – why don’t I clean these in the [...]