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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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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


Mississippi You're on my Mind
Over the past few weeks so much has happened for me in the gardening world. Besides getting our garden at home the way we like it and...
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Jun 20, 20257 min read


Diddling the Berries
Last week a buddy of mine told me he knew where the holy grail of blackberries were. Blackberries happen to be my all time favorite of...
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Jun 13, 20255 min read


Let's Celebrate!
June rolls in and I’m still counting our blessings. Our spring has been absolutely perfect as far as the weather has treated us. We have...
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Jun 6, 20255 min read


There's No Place Like Home
We are in our last week of May. Memorial Day gives us a long weekend to prepare for June and everything that comes along with June. Its...
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May 30, 20257 min read
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