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The Joy of Gardening

The Joy of Gardening Gardening is one of my best early memories. I remember digging in the garden in the backyard of the house I spent most of my time growing up in. We had a garden plot in the … Continue reading

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Three Questions, April 13, 2025

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt. ~ Margaret Atwood Three Questions, April 13, 2025 You can find the background to The Three Questions in my recent post about it. I’ll be answering … Continue reading

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Three Questions – December 1st

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller The Three Questions – Day 1 You can find the background to The Three … Continue reading

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Happiness is my tiny patio garden

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. ~ Alfred Austin I love gardening! It’s probably my oldest … Continue reading

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The Joy of Growing and Cooking Food

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne It’s funny, because I’m a single guy and too many people have a sitcom level of understanding of the complexity of … Continue reading

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A Happy Garden Update

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. ~ Alfred Austin I mentioned this in a post a … Continue reading

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My Happy Little Garden

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero One of the downsides of apartment living for me is the lack of opportunity for gardening. Ever since I was five, I’ve grown … Continue reading

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Holiday Happiness: The Twelfth Secret

Holiday Happiness: The Twelfth Secret Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~ Marcel Proust   The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and … Continue reading

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What makes you happy?

What makes you happy? Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention~Greg Anderson We talk a lot about the elements of overall happiness here but sometimes you just want … Continue reading

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Happiness & Gardening

Happiness & Gardening The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say … Continue reading

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