Monthly Archives: July 2016

I believe pain can be defined only by what one has suffered. To those with a gallstone, broken ribs, severe burns, or a migraine, that is the worst pain of all. To a child with a broken toe, or lost … Continue reading →

Sometimes, memories of my children leak out of my eyes and roll down my cheeks.

Fenway restores himself. A bog pond is simply a small self-sustaining body of water such as this. I dug an irregular hole 2-3 feet deep in the vegetable garden, about 2-3 feet deep at one end, and maybe 8-12″ at … Continue reading →

Having moved back home to New England from Black Hawk, CO, I ‘ll put up with the vagaries of summer because it has such a nice long run here. In Black Hawk, just above Nederland at 9,000 ft., summer was … Continue reading →

Holding a grudge is like drinking poison and thinking it will kill the other person. Forgiveness is for you, not them.

It’s common knowledge that “suckers” — those shoots growing from the junction of two larger branches in a tomato plant — should be cut off because they drain energy from the main plant and produce no fruit. Nope. Not always. … Continue reading →