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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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Back Up Plan for the Back Up Plan
I am thinking about my next weeks to come and all that needs doing. Between the weekend trips we have had and the ones that are coming...
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Sep 12, 20257 min read


Get Ready
We have Labor Day behind us. To me the countdown towards fall begins now. The stores are beginning to bring in the fall stuff, the coffee...
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Sep 5, 20256 min read


Labor Day
Labor Day weekend is upon us. In my past experience Labor Day used to mean a lot of work and a lot of fun. My mother and father and I...
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Aug 29, 20257 min read


Shangri-La
It’s becoming pretty clear that travel and vacations are not going to be easy to plan for and probably just not the same as it used to...
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Aug 22, 20256 min read


Sugar Magnolia
Here I am again hurrying to get to another airport so I can wait. Thank goodness for the Delta Sky Room for moments like this. We use our...
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Aug 15, 20257 min read


Freedom
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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Aug 8, 20256 min read


August First
August first is upon us. Now it’s time for things to really heat up! I asked a dude the other day if he felt like it was getting hotter...
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Aug 1, 20255 min read


Sparks!
When I met Mimi during college, I was 23 and Mimi was 18 years old. I was just back from my first trip to India and my year long journey...
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Jul 25, 202511 min read


The Family Tree Grows
This past weekend Mimi and I did something I thought we would never do. We raced to the Jackson International Airport to catch a flight...
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Jul 18, 20258 min read


Fox in the Henhouse
We have had so much going on the past few weeks that I don't know where to start. Our roses are fully back from their first haircut. Both...
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Jul 11, 20256 min read


Mascara is Running!
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 that we can start...
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Jul 4, 20256 min read


What Could Possibly Go Wrong!
Last week I wrote about visiting some of the hidden gardens in the Northside. I’m sure there are so many more to see. I like to see young...
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Jun 27, 20259 min read
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