Man's Second Best Friend
I’M SNOWED IN! I’m writing these words during the Valentine’s weekend. Mother Nature’s Valentine’s gift to Mississippi was snow and ice....
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LIFE'S A GARDEN
Musings About Family, Travel And Gardening With Allen Martinson.
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Feb 26, 20216 min read
No More Bags of Weed
I have lost count of all the people who have walked into our garden center holding a bag of weed. I always jokingly tell them that they...
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Feb 20, 20217 min read
Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote
LAST WEEK I introduced our two children, Mia and Max, to those of you who are readers of my article. Mimi and I started camping with them...
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Feb 13, 20216 min read
Raising Travel Companions
I’M SURE EVERYONE has seen National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation when Chevy Chase gets locked in his attic. After he finds enough of his...
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Feb 3, 20219 min read
The 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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Feb 3, 20216 min read
Good and Stinky
I WAS HELPING a customer the other day who had recently moved to Mississippi from another state. They had been to a few of our garden...
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Feb 3, 20216 min read
Raining Seed Catalogs
WHEN MIMI AND I have this much time at home, all we can talk about is spring gardening. We talk about our landscape project, which is...
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Feb 3, 20217 min read
Virtual Shopping
This is the week that always starts Mimi and me thinking about all the projects ahead of us. I usually wake up early on one of the...
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Feb 3, 20216 min read
Rejoice
Well, here we come down the homestretch. By the time this edition reaches homes and businesses, we will be a few days away from...
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Dec 22, 20208 min read
Warm Toes & Frozen Snickers
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 18, 20206 min read
Joining the Circus in Kathmandu
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 18, 20205 min read
Fall 2020: Mother Nature's Art Festival
We have moved into December and it finally feels like it. I really loved the fall we just experienced. Any gardener would. Coming from a...
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