Index from start of blog - 9/1/2016

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INDEX FROM START OF BLOG

9/1/2016

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SEPTEMBER 2017 

September 5, 2017	A treasure from 3/29/1990
September 4, 2017	This is your last issue – Subscription Notice
	AUGUST, 2017
August 21, 2017	Writer’s prompt for August:  Missed Connection
August 15, 2017	Fairy Ring
	JULY 2017
July 19, 2017	The branch that moved
July 17, 2017	One of my favorite places – York, Maine
July 15, 2017	“SPLATT”
July 14, 2017	I ripped the ass out of . . .
	JUNE 2017
June 25, 2017	Day Two – Broken Toe and Mr. Snake
June 24, 2017	Broken Toe
June 21, 2017	Fill up your senses . . . Summer Solstice
June 20, 2017	You’ve a lovely view
June 19, 2017	Fractured Fairy Tale: The Tortoise and The Hare
June 18, 2017	Cool . . . ahhhh . . . Cool Mornings
June 7, 2017	“Two Points”
	MAY 2017
May 27, 2017	“Is that a borrow-me?”
May 26, 2017	Unusual knowledge for a new secretary
May 25, 2017	Spent brass bullet jacket
May 24, 2017	Cosmos coming into bloom
May 23, 2017	Time versus heat in the kitchen – Let’s pressure cook
May 22, 2017	Braised radishes with Portobello Mushrooms
May 21, 2017	Mystery  unsolved as of yet
May 20, 2017	Fog in the meadows
May 19, 2017	Message in a Bottle
May 1, 2017	Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
	APRIL 2017
April 22, 2017	The surprise birdhouse
April 21, 2017	Back to tidying ways . . . Mom’s letters
April 20, 2017	Oatmeal Spice Cookies from a cake mix
April 19, 2017	Proust’s famous little Madeleines
April 18, 2017	They can’t read their own handwriting?
April 17, 2017	DeWit Dutch hand hoe – I can’t garden without it.
April 16, 2017	Full Circle Happy Easter Everyone
April 15, 2017	Poem: Let’s Pay the Taxes with Asparagrus
April 14, 2017	You simply can’t take the salesmen of this fellow customer
April 13, 2017	Final Day on Paved patio
April 12, 2017	Day three of the pavers and patio
April 11, 2017	Day two of the Pavers
April 10, 2017	Pavers and sand arrived
April 9, 2017	Crop fit
April 8, 2017	Sack of live rabbits
April 7, 2017	In the lap of luxury
April 6, 2017	Early spring gardening trick
April 5, 2017	The surprising charm of a lone tulip
April 4, 2017	Grey Owl Juniper – I love them and hate them
April 3, 2017	New project – the dish garden patio around the raised kitchen garden
April 2, 2017	The best part of my day – Jasmine
April 1, 2017	It took me 3 days to enlarge the cobblestone walk 2 ½ feet by 5 feet

MARCH 2017

March 31, 2017	“I’m the CEO of this household . . .”
March 30, 2017	The tale of techniques
March 29, 2017	Freeze report on  Bradford Pears
March 28, 2017	I started planting out in the garden today
March 27, 2017	Sad report on the 21 to 23 degrees freeze we had a week or two ago
March 26, 2017	“It’s officially Spring” – He’s back
March 25, 2017	Catastrophe Struck – Quick Action?  AH . . . NO . . .
March 24, 2017	A cheap thrill – Potted violets from your garden
March 23, 2017	I was academically intimidated, but only for a short time
March 22, 2017	Talisman – second generation
March 21, 2017	You have such a nice voice on the phone
March 20, 2017	There’s a Carolina Wren looking at me
March 19, 2017	Perspective – mine changes – does yours
March 18, 2017	Writing group monthly exercise – color
March 17, 2017	My Favorite St. Patrick’s Day Memory
March 16, 2017	My French grandmother used to say we are Irish
March 15, 2017	I espied a Leprechaun . . . and I caught him
March 14, 2017	Cardoon research, Cynara cardunculus
March 13, 2017	Jerusalem Artichoke Tubers – Sun Chokes or Sunroots and also, French or Canada potato
March 12, 2017	The stillness of fallen snow
March 11, 2017	The World Almanac – oh what memories.
March 10, 2017	Choices, choices, choices – but more gardening than anything else. An update on what I have been up to.
March 9, 2017	A view from the Kitchen window
March 8, 2017
March 7, 2017
March 6, 2017	The Lenten Season – This year’s challenges
March 5, 2017	Old trick measuring with your hand
March 4, 2017	Plant stakes from recycled material
March 3, 2017	Bouquet of Daffodils
March 2, 2017	Blind Daffodils
March, 1, 2017	March flowers
March, 1, 2017	March flowers

FEBRUARY, 2017

February 28, 2017	Joy Journal – an entry for my husband
February 27, 2017	Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock
February 26, 2017	Reclaiming the back property line
February 25, 2017	UP? DOWN?  Anemone De Caen bulbs
February 24, 2017	Cutting back Maidenhair grass – Miscanthus sinensis
February 23, 2017	Every woman should own a pair of bolt cutters
February 22, 2017	The mysterious shadowy figure
February 21, 2017	Open letter to a new widow
February 20, 2017	Pull pots for spring planting
February 18, 2017	Snickerdoodles and seed starting
February 10, 2017	Do you think money grows on trees?
February 8, 2017	Where are you in life?  Where do you live?
February 7, 2017	Celebrate your life every day.
February 2, 2017	Proud Yankee and proud Patriot

                  

JANUARY, 2017

january 27, 2017	Could you make potato salad?
January 26, 2017	Joy Journal – A little tidbit from a “joy” celebrated.
January 25, 2017	January winter joys in the vegetable garden
January 20, 2017	Monique – my sewing mannequin
January 19, 2017	Reclaiming old garden space – stone mulch
January 18, 2017	In the dark – what again?
January 17, 2017	Marie Kondo’s tidying up magic – Part 3 – Books
January 16, 2017	Marie Kondo’s tidying up magic – Part 2 Folding
January 15, 2017	Marie Kondo’s tidying up magic
January 14, 2017	Awkward Family Reunion
January 13, 2017	A surprise compliment.
January 12, 2017	Time and the art of Living by Robert Grudin
January 11, 2017	Glycerizing Method of Magnolia Leaves
January 10, 2017	The Russian Tea Room – “Coffee Please?”
January 9, 2017	Red sun at morning, sailors’ take warning.
January 8, 2017	Winter storm damage – Mother Nature’s natural pruning
January 7, 2017	The morning we left Delaware.
January 7, 2017	Apology
January 6, 2017	Another floor mopping story.
January 5, 2017	How do you wash the kitchen floor?
January 4, 2017	Winter landscape review
January 3, 2017	Meeting an old friend and bumping into a friendly ghost.
January 2, 2017	A place for everything, and everything in its place.

DECEMBER 2016

December 31, 2016	New Year’s Resolutions
December 29, 2016	Out with the old – in with the new.
December 28, 2016	The year is coming to a close
December 27, 2016	Christmas Graciousness
December 26, 2016	Christmas Greens
December 25, 2016	Christmas Traditions
December 24, 2016	Christmas Story No. 4
December 23, 2016	Christmas Story No. 3
December 22, 2016	Christmas Story No. 2
December 21, 2016	Christmas Story No. 1
December 20, 2016	Daddy’s little garden helper.
December 19, 2016	Is it a bird, a plane – no, it’s a flaming flying saucer
December 18, 2016	The Mansard Roof Mansion adventure
December 17, 2016	Rain drop Mowing
December 16, 2016	The mystery of the disappearing sheet
December 15, 2016	I am the Master of the Master Closet
December 14, 2016	Christmas Tree Napkin Fold and Blue Cheese Crackers recipe
December 13, 2016	Christmas sentiments – Best Friend
December 12, 2016	Humor in the face of death
December 11, 2016	Dibble, a great gift for the Gardener
December 10, 2016	The Gardener’s Journal
December 9, 2016	My “pointy shrub” Christmas
December 8, 2016	Mistake – Big Mistake
December 7, 2016	Our Christmas Tradition – White Florist Cyclamen
December 6, 2016	Glory Lily – Gloriosa rothschildiana – also called Flame Lily
December 5, 2016	The Zen Garden
December 4, 2016	Tag or No Tag that is the predicament
December 3, 2016	Pack Rat – Political Cartons by Michael Ramirez
December 2, 2016	Rain, Rain, Rain and Winter Gardening
December 1, 2016	Shoe fetish

	NOVEMBER 2016
November 30, 2016	“Life ain’t fair!” I cried.
November 29, 2016	Pack Rat – tossing out saved recipes
November 28, 2016	Glazed Shallots – recipe
November 27, 2016	We do have local “culture” here in the county.
November 26, 2016	News clipping magic.
November 25, 2016	Black Friday
November 24, 2016	Thanksgiving leftovers in four acts.
November 23, 2016	Thanksgiving is food, family, and tradition.
November 22, 2016	Time is running short already and we aren’t even into December!
November 21, 2016	Point of View in the garden
November 20, 2016	The Rosary Beads
November 19, 2016	Murphy’s Law
November 18, 2018	When they say your first car is your first love – it’s true, even if you’re a girl.
November 17, 2016	Sunny day, cold air observations
November 16, 2016	This year start a new tradition . . .
November 15, 2016	Hoarfrost: The Blond Assassin
November 14, 2016	Hot Cocoa weather!
November 13, 2016	Wishing on a necklace clasp showing.
November 12, 2016	Lip brush luxury – you’ll LOVE IT
November 11, 2016	My brother visits North Carolina before I “get gone.”
November 10, 2016	Clever is as Clever does
November 9, 2016	“Fasten your seatbelts.  It’s going to be bumpy . . .”
November 8, 2016	The Skunk Whisperer
November 7, 2016	Force of Gravity oooopps moment.
November 6, 2016	Christmas Cookies
November 5, 2016	“Forever” Stamps.
November 4, 2016	The raccoon sniff.
November 3, 2016	Are you cold – your feet are blue?
November 2, 2016	Why few friends like to go clothes shopping with me.
November 1, 2016	The fall color has finally arrived!

OCTOBER 2016

October 31, 2016	Hoot Owl Cookies [a technique update] and Golden Beef Stew [recipe]
October 30, 2016	Occasionally I buy silly little things.
October 29, 2016	The lost art of the heart felt Thank you note.
October 28, 2016	Box of Fruit from the Band Fund Raiser
October 27, 2016	A place for everything and everything in its place.  Benjamin Franklin
October 26, 2016	Deer sightings in Three  Acts
October 25, 2016	Another treasurer from my archives while I am under the burden of a head-cold.  Vintage Potpourri – Column No. 1
October 24, 2016	SNEAKERS
October 23, 2016	I opened the door to the aroma of home baked muffins . . .
October 22, 2016	Oops, is it my age or my education showing?
October 21, 2016	“I’m a cheapskate at heart . . . or am I frugal?”
October 20, 2016	“Cat here is a no name slob.”
October 19, 2016	Have you ever watched leaves fall of trees in the Fall?
October 18, 2016	White lace and Promises . . .
October 17, 2016	Tidbits, Teasers & Wanderings
October 16, 2016	“I Dare You” by author William H. Danforth
October 15, 2016	Dumpster Dive Lilies
October 14, 2016	PSSST . . . let me tell you about my secret gardening weapon
October 13, 2016	Birthday dinner in Paris, France, in 1987 – Conclusion
October 12, 2016	Birthday dinner in Paris, France, in 1987 –  Part I
October 11, 2016	Surprises in the Fall Garden
October 10, 2016	This is a family heirloom story that is not yet complete.
October 9, 2016	Usefulness is not impaired by imperfection.  You can drink from a chipped cup.
October 8, 2016	Please take my word for it; switching from summer clothes to winter clothes isn’t always easy.
October 7, 2016	If you want the best seat in the house, you have to move the cat.
October 6, 2016	Another reprint from the original column – Thoughts from Quail Thicket
October 5, 2016	All in the family – writers of one kind or another.
October 4, 2016	Bulb Planting – session 2 – Going to Plan B.
October 3, 2016	Remember the importance of “now” in the garden cycle.
October 2, 2016	Hoot Owl Cookies
October 1, 2016	Fall is in the air – which makes me turn to Fall Cleaning SEPTEMBER
September 30, 2016	Oh! The perfect pear. Plus bonus recipe.
September 29, 2016	BAH-Hamburger, Herb Hamburgers, and Where’s the Beef?
September 28, 2016	A salute to my Mom on my Birthday
September 27, 2016	One of those embarrassing moments in life
September 26, 2016	The fashion police are not interested
September 25, 2016	Lounge Liz-zard Relocation Team
September 24, 2016	How I got the name for this Blog – reprint of original column
September 23, 2016	Let’s talk about Red Two Lips -  mean, Tulips
September 22, 2016	I snagged a “Cinderella” pumpkin at my favorite garden center
September 21, 2016	Have you ever screwed up and the family never lets you forget
September 20, 2016	French Woman and the scarf
September 19, 2016	Love Letters in the Sand – Far from it
September 18, 2016	Ikebana “In Situ” technique – expanded to composting
September 17, 2016	Pecan Chocolate Chip Tassies [recipe]
September 16, 2016	“Two shall now become one”
September 15, 2016	Eradicating Johnson Grass sorghum halepense
September 14, 2016	The Good the Bad and the Curious
September 13, 2016	The mystery of the dirty blue tea kettle
September 12, 2016	Spotlight on Liriope muscari variegate
September 11, 2016	Caladiums – Color in the Garden from July
September 10, 2016	“What do you do?”
September 9, 2016	Essay: What is success?
September 8, 2016	Meeting a new friend and furniture shopping
September 7, 2016	Near the top of my to-do list is “Update my personal phone/address book”.
September 6, 2016	Twenty six years ago – what got me started
September 5, 2016	A Renaissance women or “life skills”
September 4, 2016	I recommend two books
September 3, 2016	End of Summer Basil Tomatoes – recipe
September 2, 2016	Are you local? A question directed at me.
September 1, 2016	First Post – First place poem in Anuran – The New Corporate Wife, Winning Essay – First Place