My last season in this garden we’ve created over the past 23+ years is bound to be bittersweet, but I’m doing my best simply to focus on the joys. And this osmanthus delavayi is chief among them…
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Home for two weeks now, I’m weaving together the threads that will form the fabric of my retirement, for the next while, at least. Until the end of the year, these are the activities that…
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Having emptied my suitcases, washed the laundry, sorted through mail, remembered a few passwords, discovered what kitchen staples needed to be replaced … And, very importantly, got myself back on Pacific Daylight Time (just in time…
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We had a great day yesterday–our friend Lesley picked us up about 11 and drove us into the Médoc to ogle the chateaux. At several of the vineyards, we could see workers getting organized to…
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I’m almost finished a second post on Travel and Independence and Getting On, and I’m also writing a long-ish post on myReading Blog. But my right arm, fingers to shoulder, is getting cranky about the…
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