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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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The World Seems a Little off Kilter
THE WORLD SEEMS a little off kilter. This seems like a good time to talk about creating your own compost at home. It’s a fun experiment,...
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Jul 16, 20226 min read
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Message in a Bottle
I AM GOING TO JUMP BACK one story that I was in the middle of telling before I wrote last week‘s fall gardening tips. Mimi and I had...
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Jul 9, 20226 min read
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Passing the Flower Baton! (Time to Spend those Bonus Bucks)
AS WE MOVE INTO July, I realize that we have had a nice, long spring, like one for the books. It’s not every spring we can start...
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Jul 1, 20226 min read
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It's Cobbler Time
ONE OF MY FAVORITE times of the summer months is upon us. Blackberries are finally ready. I’m having luck finding them in the wild and...
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Jun 24, 20225 min read
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Marital Bliss
DURING THE FIRST year after Mimi and I got married Mimi was teaching English literature and coaching cross country at Madison Ridgeland...
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Jun 11, 20225 min read
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A Happy Accident
MEMORIAL DAY IS BEHIND us. We all got a paid day off and hopefully either had some people over or went to someone’s place to acknowledge...
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Jun 3, 20223 min read
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Give Them the Finger
THIS ARTICLE WILL be coming out just before the last Monday in May. Memorial Day, the day that Americans remember those people who made...
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May 27, 20225 min read
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Movie Stars & Camels
WE HAVE MADE it to mid May. The fear of frost is well behind us, now the fear of the heat is on. I think last year was the hottest year...
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May 21, 20225 min read
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Pioneer Nurserymen Change Landscape
MY GRANDFATHER, my dad's father, lived his last 10 years with us in Madison. We built him his own little apartment so he wouldn't feel in...
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May 13, 20227 min read
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Might as Well
IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE we have made it to May already. April was a blurry memory with lots of nice rain. We are starting this year off with...
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May 6, 20224 min read
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Visitors From South Africa
I WAS STARING OUT my kitchen window in a daze while I mulled over what this week’s article would be about. I have plenty more travel...
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Apr 29, 20225 min read
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Exploration
THE NORTHSIDE SUN has allowed me a lot of freedom to write about all things agriculture in my life. Whether the story has to do with time...
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Apr 23, 20226 min read
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