Posts Tagged ‘Gardening’
The Absolutely Right Way to Start a Garden
by Cheryl Merser As with most occupations, there are different ways to approach the garden. The absolutely right way to start a garden, for instance, is to bulldoze your whole yard, then, according to a friend of mine, a brilliant (if obsessive gardener), spend some time in it naked in the middle of the night,…
Read MoreCelebrating Children’s Author and Gardener Eric Carle
“Love your partner and tend your garden. Simplify, slow down, be kind.” June 25, 1929 On this day, the American illustrator and writer Eric Carle was born. Eric gave a commencement address at Bates College in 2007. He concluded with these words: Love your partner and tend your garden. Simplify, slow down, be kind. …
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