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Indian Summer begins today
Today is Veteran’s Day in the USA, it is also the feast day of St. Martin of Tours on the Christian calendar. Today is also the beginning of “Indian Summer” according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. St. Martin’s Day, November 11, is considered the beginning of Indian summer, a period of warm weather following a cold spell [...]

End of the month
It is the last business day of the month.  We are about to say so long to the month of October and hello to November.  Talk about time flying–this month sure has. Yes, I know, I have been lax in my writing for the past few weeks. Blame it on the weather.  Blame it on my work. [...]

Catching up
After my trip to Denver, all kinds of things have happened in my life and in the garden.  I am catching up, at least from this point on a Tuesday. Weather comments: This has been a period of cool and rain that I have not experienced for some time. Since September 15, I have dumped over 12 inches [...]

Fall is here…
I am finally catching up on things after being away for a week.  I plan to spend some time in the garden this evening, and have a little time to write this morning between tasks. Evidence that fall is here in the mountains of North Carolina: Regular morning temperatures around 40 degrees. While I was in Denver, [...]

Back from Denver
I have been out of town much of the week. On Tuesday I flew into Denver for a conference dealing with crime victims with disabilities.  I flew back to NC on Saturday.  I spent a bit of time in the garden on Saturday afternoon, not much this afternoon, and I have plans for tomorrow afternoon [...]