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July 12, 2026

A Sower Went Out to Sow a Squash

After the heat wave and then the rain, the garden was a mess. The tomatoes...

May 2020

May 24, 2020

The Parable of the Maple on Ascension Day

I don't know where the maple tree was, originally. There must have been a...

May 16, 2020

La Belle Eden

I should have been writing this week, but instead I was in the garden....

May 10, 2020

In the Coldest May

We have another freeze warning tonight. It's the kind of cold that only feels bitter...

May 08, 2020

And Then Be Strong

There were snow flurries today. I don't think it's ever snowed in May, in Ohio,...