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Gardening without Pain

What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it.  ~Charles Dudley Warner Since our…

14 years ago

Planning large forest garden

Becoming stewards of our forest For some of us, here in the California foothills, especially those who live near the…

14 years ago

Creating long lasting garden

A common word in gardening this decade is ‘sustainable’; sustainable gardening is using the principles of ecological wisdom.  When planting…

14 years ago

Memorial Day 2002

May 23-28, 2002   Memorial Day! Madeline had her prom (Derek’s senior prom) so we went up alone. Jolie was working…

22 years ago

Easter week 2002

April 7-14, 2002  On the afternoon we arrived, the whole group came to our place for a barbecue. Larry had…

23 years ago

Autumn 2001- Settling into camp

This is a transcript of the diary I kept during the first years of our transition to the mountains. We…

23 years ago

April 2001-We turn our property into campsite

We arrive with several objectives. I want to build a table of redwood somewhere, rake out the goat shed, attached…

24 years ago