spring
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Happy Mud Season to those who celebrate. The ratio of days where it is not wholly unpleasant versus those that are just plain awful is slowly balancing out to a more even number, and just in time, too. I was surprised to note that I am closing in on 40,000 words written here (6,500 so… Read more
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In February, I posted a two month check in so I decided to try that again. It was a nice mile marker for me. I used to really love doing my annual review at work. Not necessarily for the accolades, but I always enjoyed the exercise of reviewing my goals, writing down what I had… Read more
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Whenever my mother-in-law would come to visit us, she would hug the people, go to the bathroom, get a glass of water (which would still be half full when she left), and then, “How about a garden walk?” It was always in that order of priority. And always, without fail, at every visit, the plants… Read more
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The month of March is kind of like a trick. It’s usually the moment when (in the Northern hemisphere anyways) everyone’s mind turns to spring, warmer weather, longer days, planting flowers, shedding coats, and generally more fun. But over the past 12 years, working with farmers, March felt very different. March is when the time… Read more
A Year of Firsts 