Mar 17, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – March 17 My mother has always said that peas should be planted on Saint Patrick’s Day. Usually I scoff at this notion, but today I actually considered it. It was one of those March days that makes you think spring is here…a total illusion, as...
Mar 16, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – March 16 In my post two days ago I suggested that one way to find meaning in our everyday experiences is to look for the gems in daily life. Today I decided to take my own advice. I have a nasty head cold and feel like aliens have invaded my...
Mar 15, 2010 | Life's Gardens, my gardens, Pet Peeves, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – March 15 I got a comment from Christine over at Last Frontier Garden today. It seems that she searched for another blog about gardening and luck, but the only one she came up with was my post of the other day. This seems strange because we...
Mar 14, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – March 14 In today’s New York Times Magazine there is an article by Peggy Orenstein about the number of women who are not only raising vegetables but keeping chickens as well. The title of this article is: The Femivore’s Dilemma. After reading...
Mar 13, 2010 | growing the spirit, Life's Gardens, my gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – March 13 I was at the grocery store today, and when I handed my debit card to the cashier, she recognized my name. “Weren’t you just on the radio?” she asked, “I listen to your show all the time.” I answered yes, that the station was only about...
Mar 12, 2010 | Life's Gardens, Report From PIA
Report From PIA – March 12 Today I spoke about perennial bed maintenance at a Backyard Horticulture class, and when I got home, read Tim Wood’s post at his Plant Hunter blog. The class was a group of about 45 people who’ve signed on to a series of talks about...