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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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For Those About to Garden, We Salute You
I’m thinking it’s time to get out to your favorite garden center to see what’s brewing. We are all loading up now with all of our new...
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Feb 286 min read


Fun Times in New Orleans
On the very last weekend of January, Mimi and I went to the last place on earth that most people would go. When the gulf states got...
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Feb 217 min read


Venturing on the Edge of the Extraordinary
I can feel spring trying to squeeze its way back in. I couldn’t be more excited about some warm, sunshiney days. The past few weeks have...
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Feb 145 min read


The Good Ole Days
February is a month that I eagerly await as far as getting back into the yard. I have to admit I’ve been pretty lax in my yard since...
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Feb 76 min read


Man’s Best Friend
I’m writing these words during the weeks before valentines. So far we’ve had a damaging cold blast but Mother Natures earlier gift to...
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Feb 15 min read


Trial & Error
As I am trying to settle into this winter I am beginning to see just how important it is to have this “break” that winter forces a...
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Jan 247 min read


Nerves
I knew that as the time for Mimi and I drew closer to go to market in Atlanta that the temperatures would tumble. Every year I hope that...
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Jan 178 min read


Shnozz Berries!
January is moving on pretty quickly. Christmas has come and gone, New Years celebrations are forgotten and the left over fireworks are...
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Jan 117 min read


A Lot of Work And a Lot of Fun
During my junior year of college I procured a summer job at Flowerwood nursery in Alabama. When you were driving to the Alabama or...
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Jan 45 min read


Satisfaction
This will be the last edition of the Northside Sun before Christmas. This past year has been an interesting one for sure. The year was...
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Dec 21, 20243 min read


Making Spirits Bright
We have one more full week to get ready for Christmas celebrations. Hopefully you have found the perfect Christmas tree and some great...
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Dec 13, 20244 min read


It Is What It Is
This has been an interesting fall. November was so warm and we received enough rain to keep things seeming like spring time. I know a lot...
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Dec 4, 20247 min read
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