Deep in the hills of West Virginia, at the end of a steep, gravelly driveway, is where I found Glicksterus Maximus. Sounds like a plant, doesn’t it? It’s not. It’s the self-ascribed nickname for Ba...

October 20, 2011 12:00 PM | 0  | 0  | 

It’s a tied score: one for the squirrels, one for me – at least since I started counting, which was last year. I had some squirrel issues in previous years, but last year is when all-out war starte...

October 06, 2011 12:00 PM | 0  | 1  | 

As the curtain slowly closes on the summer garden and the autumn garden edges toward its glory, I’d like to offer thanks – no, not a religious thanks for a summer of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, o...

September 22, 2011 12:05 PM | 0  | 3  | 

I’m frantically getting ready for spring. Mostly, that means making compost. Compost piles assembled now, while temperatures are still relatively warm, heat up right to their edges, cooking quickly...

September 15, 2011 12:38 PM | 0  | 2  | 

For the past couple of months, I’m not so sure that my duck knows that she’s a duck. She and another female duck once shared a drake, and they all lived together in their own “Duckingham Palace.” ...

September 01, 2011 08:00 AM | 0  | 5  | 

Privet is a lowly hedge, as far as hedges grow. It’s common, it’s mundane; its white flowers give off a sickly aroma in June; it’s even banned in certain areas because it can be invasive. As implie...

August 18, 2011 11:00 AM | 0  | 2  |