Shake it Loose
MIMI AND I ALWAYS have one more trick up our sleeves around this time of year. Before the big, spring rush begins. We like to let Mardi...
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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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- Jan 27
- 6 min
My Alenski Martinsnitch (by Mimi)
MY LIFE WITH Allen IS a garden. And I SO dig it! If you read last week’s article, you know that we were headed to market to buy great...
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- Jan 20
- 4 min
Aw Heck
AS I AM ON A FLIGHT To Atlanta with Mimi and Mark to search the mar- ket for the things that will define our store this year I have a...
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- Jan 14
- 5 min
50 Shades of Brown
GARDENERS ARE TALKING to each other about that cold blast that we experienced around the Christmas holidays. Our weather had been so mild...
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- Jan 6
- 7 min
Market Magic
THIS IS THE WEEK that always starts Mimi and I thinking about all the projects ahead of us. I usually wake up early on one of the...
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- Dec 31, 2022
- 8 min
Keep the Kerosene Lamp Lit
WE HAVE MOVED INTO our last week to set our final Christmas plans. Our gifts are purchased and wrapped up under the tree. The packages...
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- Dec 23, 2022
- 6 min
Rejoice!
WELL, HERE WE COME down the homestretch. By the time this edition reaches homes and businesses we will be a few days from Christmas....
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- Dec 20, 2022
- 6 min
No Plans to Go To Shangri-La
THE COOLER temperatures have brought back a memory for me that I can’t help but think about every time the cold moves in. When I was...
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- Dec 9, 2022
- 5 min
Get Lit in Your Yard
I DO LOVE TO WALK around in my yard during the evening hours after the tools have been put away, dirty clothes thrown in the washer and a...
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- Dec 2, 2022
- 9 min
Necessity, the Mother of all Invention
THIS WEEK WE are moving into December. We’ve been through our normal up-and-down weather-wise November. It seems like the temperatures...
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- Nov 24, 2022
- 7 min
Thanksgiving from a Hubcap
THIS WEEK IS GOING to be one that big decisions will be made by most fami- lies: the decision to get everyone together to feast as is the...
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- Nov 18, 2022
- 6 min
Good and Sticky
CHRISTMAS TREES have arrived I always know it’s the Christmas season because this time of year everybody in the nursery business has...
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