Mar 2, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – March 2 So last night, I was in the ER, hooked up to a heart monitor, IV and oxygen. I was holding my phone up, trying to get a photo that captured the moment, when the nurse walked in and said, “What are you doing?”...
Feb 27, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 27 This afternoon, as light snow fell and melted on the ground, I went to the shed to look in on my crate of lettuce seedlings. The shed is solar heated, and last year by mid-February the temperatures didn’t fall much below 35 f....
Feb 26, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 26 I walked The Dog about 6:30 this morning, and when we got down to the lake, I saw that the ice had disappeared. “Rapid progress is possible,” I thought. A message, from Spring to me. This reminded me of the time in the 1980’s when I...
Feb 25, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 25 Today I met with Terry Gavin, the gardener/web person who helps me with my website. She mentioned that for the longest time she wondered what PIA stood for. Report From PIA – did PIA stand for Pain In the Ass? I laughed out loud....
Feb 24, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 24 Driving home after having dinner with a friend, I thought about the subject for today’s blog. “What’s here, in this day?” I asked myself. I truly believe that every hour, incident, and day contains information and inspiration that...
Feb 23, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – February 23 Gardeners soon learn that they need to be able to say, “No, you can’t grow here.” Some plants self-seed prolifically, for example, or wild trees, shrubs and weeds are oh-so-willing to sprout throughout the garden. We need to be able...