Well! … I did ask for Spring!

And Spring I got! Not too shabby for seed that’s nearly four years old, eh? And, while Mother Nature and Old Man Winter have still not worked out their differences, fortunately, there are still plenty of other signs of Spring. Snowdrops are peaking through piles of dirty snow, the maple sugar sap has been flowing [...]

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Old Doors & Old Flowers

I love things that are “old,” they just have so much character, wouldn’t you agree? Take, for example, this front door and wisteria from a home in Essex, MA. The wood is splitting and the paint is peeling, that front door has seen a lot of use! But then, what would you expect? After all, [...]

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I wonder if …

My grandfather (maternal) and I shared a number of interests, some of which included gardening, camping and “walking” (not to mention that we had the same color of hair, though, I know that’s not exactly an interest). And, yes, I did say walking as opposed to hiking simply because, to us, it really didn’t matter [...]

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Fishermen (and Fisherwomen), HELP!

Okay all of you fisherfolks, I need a little bit of help here. I’m told that this gadget (see photos) is a fishermen’s scale but, really, is it? And, if so, how on earth does it work?! I’m not even certain which direction to hold it (my mother agreed to “model” it here, holding it [...]

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