A quiet place for writing about the garden, the workshop, the woods, and whatever else is keeping my attention. Pull up a chair.

— Cindy

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Old Dog, New Tricks (Sort Of)

The old adage about teaching old dogs new tricks doesn’t hold up well around here. I’ve spent my whole working life learning and adapting, though not in the way you might picture.…

The Loudest Version Wins

I read something this morning that made me close the laptop and go outside. It doesn’t much matter what it was, which is sort of the point. A take, delivered with complete…

My Frogs Are Back

The frogs are back. They started singing in March, same as the last two years, and the pond greeted five or six of them — sometimes closer to ten when I count…

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