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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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Big Bamboo
So far so good with our winter weather. We have now had some very low temperatures with no ice or snow. I ran around covering things from...
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Feb 16, 20245 min read


What Day is It?
The week after new years is one of our weeks that Mimi and I slip away. After the 2 month long retail Christmas and the “real” christmas...
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Feb 12, 20244 min read


The Search Begins
It has been kind of nice to look around outside in my yard and just driving around town. With winter cold here it is easier to forget how...
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Feb 3, 20244 min read


Make My Day
These are the quiet days, a major part of gardening, that I enjoy and get excited about. On these quiet days of winter I get a chance to...
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Jan 27, 20244 min read


Got a Buzz
I am sitting in my 1967 greyhound bus converted into a camper. It’s toasty in here although the high temperature for today has already...
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Jan 20, 20244 min read


Poon Hill Incident
Just before Christmas I was writing about a journey that Mimi and I had taken in Nepal. To refresh your memory Mimi was three months...
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Jan 13, 20249 min read


Destination: Hooville (another story)
Well, here we are. By the time this edition reaches homes and businesses we will be a few days past Christmas and likely into the New...
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Jan 6, 20246 min read


Destination: Hooville
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 28, 20238 min read


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 28, 20238 min read


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 28, 20236 min read


Co Existing
MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN blessed and cursed with a whitetail deer population. There are many of us who enjoy hunting and spending an equal...
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Dec 1, 20238 min read


Headed for the Kiddie Table
THIS WEEK IS going to be one that big decisions will be made by most families. The decision to get everyone together to feast as is the...
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Nov 23, 20237 min read
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