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He’s 94, but his eyes are still clear, and he drives his car, albeit these days only to the store and church and, sometimes, to the doctor. His deft fingers that once repaired watches are still steady, and his eyes…
Hugh's Blog
Hopeful in spite of the facts
Hugh's Blog
Hopeful in spite of the facts
Category Growing
The Gap
My Aunt Louise could not swim. At all. She was afraid fo the water. We used to joke that she was scared of deep dishwater. Ten-year-old me loved the water and would grab any excuse to be at the beach.…
In progress
I hate to share in-progress pictures. Partly that’s because many of my projects are done in budget-sized increments, and how do I decide when I’m really “done”? But I also recognize that sharing progress pictures makes things seem more doable.…
Building a Birdcam
Over the last few weeks, I have been pretty focused on building a camera set up so I can monitor the wildlife that visits my yard. I have a pretty exacting set of criteria. It needs to be affordable. I…
Antique Roses and Native Plants
It’s been a long day, and I’m beat. But the yard is really starting to wake up, so here is what’s in bloom this week. Since the overwhelming goal of my gardening efforts is to make a happy habitat for…
The Half-Acre Habitat
I know how to get six-pack abs. I have had them – for about 2 weeks. But since I like to eat, that is hard for me to sustain over time. But in terms of what is sustainable over time,…
Pass-along plants
As a gardener, I love plants. All sorts, really, but especially pass along plants – plants given you by a friend or a neighbor, plants that have traveled a ways and that have stories behind them. I now live in…
Planting as resistance
I went tree shopping today. We live on half an acre, in a former suburb. The house was outside the city limits when my neighborhood was built, but it would be annexed just five years later while the Korean War…