Tag Archives: curb appeal

Freshen up landscaping

Think of this as decluttering, but for the outdoors: trim overgrown hedges, clean up flower beds, collect loose branches, spread fresh mulch, paint your front door. “Those are going to be relatively inexpensive enhancements that will really improve the look … Continue reading

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Gardening

People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us. – Iris Murdoch In the garden the door is always open into the holy – growth, birth, death. … Continue reading

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Real Life Rants

RANT to theft at estate and garage sales. People are coming to garage and estate sales to steal items. They appear to be shoppers, but when the site gets busy, they just pick up something and leave.    RANT to all those … Continue reading

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Real Life Rants

RANT to cherry prices. I was in a supermarket in the Colorado Springs, Colorado, area where Washington state red cherries were being sold at $2.79 per pound. I flew back to Seattle the next day and stopped at a supermarket owned … Continue reading

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The Gardener

 To be a gardener, you need to tune in to how the plants are doing and attend to what they need. Many gardeners also testify to a feeling of receiving something in return — of being gifted, almost, whether through … Continue reading

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