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Report From PIA – March 4
One of my favorite tender container plants is Euphorbia ‘Sticks of Fire’. I’ve had it in a pot for about six years, putting it out in the summertime and inside for the winter. As I drive around my hometown today, and read emails about last night’s blog, I thought of [...]
Report From PIA – February 6
As you know from my post of February 3rd, I appreciate twitter because it connects people. Today I noticed a tweet by Frederic A Brussat that contained a link to a post listing twenty-five reasons that twitter is spiritual. I read them, deciding that I’m in love.
Some of the reasons [...]
Report From PIA – January 31
I’m at the six-month mark in my commitment to post a Report From PIA every day. It was cold outside today, but the sky was a clear blue and the sun, still low in the sky, lit up every plant that hasn’t gone to ground for the winter. I especially [...]
Report From PIA – January 12
I’ve been having an email conversation with Lois se Vries, another garden writer who is interested in cultivating a meaningful life, beginning in the garden. I’m pleased to hear about her blog, and wish her well…the more of us that write and speak about whole life gardening, the more people [...]
Report From PIA – January 9
I received two emails that came together in my garden today. The first, from my friend Marcia, said, “I know that you’re very busy (from your blog) so I insist on a very brief answer, only at your convenience.”
When I got this note I thought, “If everyone blogged every day, [...]
Report From PIA – January 6
I spent the day doing everything but writing, which isn’t a good thing because I have a book proposal to finish and three articles due soon. There are also talks I need to prepare for, so when I got home I went right to my photo library to select images [...]
Report From PIA – December 27
As I look out over Poison Ivy Acres this morning, I see that the snow is melting. It doesn’t look like winter, but it damn sure isn’t spring.
When I was young it would start snowing around Thanksgiving and the ground would be white until April. It isn’t news to anyone, [...]
Report From PIA – December 26
Hosting GardenLine this morning was about all I had energy for today. I came home from the station and read Home Safe into the afternoon, napped, and am still generally listless. Post holiday, end-of-virus recovery period, I guess.
Nevertheless, I began to look through seed catalogs and circle what I might [...]
Report From PIA – December 10
Some days are like a meadow: a little of this, a sprinkling of that, some flowers, a few grasses, and a bunch of weeds. This is what today was like for me, and I won’t bore you with the details. I did stop and notice, however, that if I looked [...]
Report From PIA – December 8
The temperature continues to drop in the Northeast and snow is predicted for tomorrow. No matter… I started the morning listening to Greg Brown’s song Canned Goods, so I’m focusing on what’s in my basement. Here are the lyrics:
Let those December winds bellow ‘n’ blow
I’m as warm as a July [...]