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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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So Far So Good
I’M WRITING THESE words during the weekend before valentines. So far we’ve had a damaging cold blast but Mother Nature's earlier gift to...
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Feb 17, 20235 min read
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This Company
I’M HOPING THAT our yards will have a chance to dry out soon. As it is I think I’d do more damage by walking around pruning things with...
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Feb 10, 20235 min read
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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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Feb 3, 20236 min read
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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 27, 20236 min read
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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 20, 20234 min read
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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 14, 20235 min read
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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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Jan 6, 20237 min read
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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 31, 20228 min read
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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 23, 20226 min read
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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 19, 20226 min read
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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 9, 20225 min read
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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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Dec 2, 20229 min read
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