Reviving this Blog
Start of a new month (September) and I’m determined to put more effort into this blog which has languished for quite some time.
The infamous ‘Quotes Book’
Throughout my life, I’ve always been fond of inspirational quotes. I started collecting them ages ago, WAY back before the Internet and powerful search engines. A lot of them came from books and magazines (especially Reader’s Digest.) I collated them into a book and distributed copies to dozens of friends and coworkers who found them useful. I’ve even had cases where people have “filed their copy away” and upon rediscovering them during spring cleaning, enjoyed them the second time around.
So here it is for your enjoyment. I hope you find something that moves/touches you…
The sweet, sweet smell of Gardenia
One of my most
I was pleasantly surprised to wake up and walk downstairs to first see, then smell several blooms. Wow!! I can’t publish the smell, but here is a pic of one of the blooms…
Cold Stratification Update (Success!)
I took a peek at the
2019 Seed Germination – Cold Stratification
Started my seed germination for the 2019 garden. Later than I had hoped, but still a bit earlier than last year’s effort, which was affected to some degree by recovery from heart bypass surgery (remainder was laziness/procrastination on my part!)
This year I’m making an effort to encourage higher germination of my Milkweed seeds by introducing a period of cold stratification before starting the seeds. Not all seeds need this additional step, but a fair amount of perennials do benefit from it. Basically, one is trying to simulate what a seed “in the wild” would experience, when Mother Nature drops
I am trying
Merry Christmas!
Christmas preparations are coming along nicely…
Wishing one and all a very Merry Christmas