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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 a 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 a 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…

23 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 a campsite

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

24 years ago