In early January, i take the Christmas tree--still in its stand--out the front door and plunk it in the snow in the front garden. All of a s...

A 90-year-old friend died last week. Pam had co-founded our local Hospice in 1979, so it wasn't surprising that she chose to have a Gree...

The skunks have woken up from their winter sleep. I smelled skunk yesterday morning. It must be skunk mating season. After Groundhog Day, i ...

Winter adds yet another layer of snow to cover up dirt-spattered snow banks and cracked patches of ice. Like an old lady applying too much m...

I live in a passive solar house with lots of glass on the south-facing side. From about Groundhog Day until the Spring Equinox, the sun beam...

When i go shopping--even for plants--there comes a moment when i feel slightly removed, slightly dissociated from my surroundings. I try to ...

The potatoes that i harvested 6 months ago are beginning to sprout roots. I'm keeping them in a small refrigerator in the basement where...