Tag Archives: Summer

How does your garden grow?

Posted on March 29, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

I do the same thing every year and every year I say I won’t make the same mistake next year. I get anxious during that oh so small window of fake Spring that always peeks its head out the first … Continue reading →

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A winter’s tale

Posted on February 5, 2018 by ends and beginnings blog

“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” – John Burroughs There is a small, family owned Mexican restaurant in our community that my family has enjoyed eating at for 30 … Continue reading →

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A toast to the heat

Posted on July 13, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” – Benjamin Franklin It’s 93 degrees outside but feels like 99, at least according to the Weather Channel. The bottom line is it’s hot I would even … Continue reading →

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Let it rain….

Posted on May 23, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“If the rain comes, They run and hide their heads, They might as well be dead, If the rain comes, If the rain comes” – The Beatles, Rain It started raining Saturday night, rained all day Sunday, took a short break Monday, and it … Continue reading →

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Daylight giving back time

Posted on March 9, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

“I don’t mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I’ve saved all year.” –  Victor Borge This Sunday is Daylight Savings Time or as I like to call it, Daylight Giving … Continue reading →

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The curse of yard work

Posted on March 6, 2017 by ends and beginnings blog

I love being outdoors. Well let me back-up, I love being outdoors when I am doing something that I enjoy doing and that list has grown a lot shorter as my years have grown longer. I have a big yard. … Continue reading →

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What are you doing this weekend?

Posted on December 2, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” –  George Eliot What are you doing this weekend? Me? I will be blowing leaves, … Continue reading →

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It’s Raining Acorns (with apologies to The Weather Girls)

Posted on August 25, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“From little acorns mighty oaks do grow”-American Proverb In about two months my yard is going to sound like a war zone. I am blessed (in the Summer) and cursed (when the acorns and leaves drop in the Fall) with … Continue reading →

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How does your garden grow

Posted on August 3, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Once again I got my ass kicked. The squirrels won, the sun won, the lack of rain won, my garden is dead. Each year, in the cool and wet months of April and May I am optimistic. I plant fresh … Continue reading →

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It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility-Yogi Berra

Posted on July 13, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

We began our bicycle ride last evening at 6 pm. We did a thirty-five mile ride at an average of 16.5 mph. Not bad for two old people. The temperature was 97 degrees and the humidity was at 85%. This … Continue reading →

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