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Magnificent Monday: What a little rain can do
Last week we got some rain, and not just a little. Some folks in our area of East Texas received 5 or 6 inches of rain, but we only got 2.6 inches at our place. It was enough to give a burst of renewed energy to the potted plants on our back deck, which were…
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FOLK Magazine 2013 Journal Challenge: Mary, Mary, quite contrary, DOES your garden grow?
This week’s journal challenge is tough. What do I intend to plant in my garden–what flowers, vegetables, herbs? Research them and find out what grows best in my area. . . Yeah, right. What grows in my “garden” this year will be what I have already planted and what I will buy in pots.…
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AT HOME MONDAY: Remember that lantana?
Remember that day when I showed you how I (or my mother) planted a special lantana flowering plant in my backyard and bordered it with old bicycle rims? My sister who now lives in Indiana sent it to me as a get well gift after my hysterectomy in May. It started life in a plastic…
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AT HOME MONDAY: Autumn dreams. . .
Will autumn EVER get here? As a former teacher, I would never have said those words because they meant wishing for school to start! Although I generally enjoyed returning to school every August, a few more weeks of vacation would have certainly been welcome. . . Now, all I can think of is cooler temperatures…
April Coker, Author 