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  • Making Room

    For many years, we had a Page orange tree in our backyard that produced some of the sweetest citrus I have ever tasted. It was such a dependable giver; every spring its shiny green leaves would explode with delicate white… Continue reading

    Making Room
  • Shelter from the Cold

    During the several-month period before our chickens began laying eggs, I started researching whether there were any telltale indicators I should be looking for to let me know it was time (yes, I was very impatient for eggs). One of… Continue reading

    Shelter from the Cold
  • Map or No Map

    When my friend Sara Reece and her husband moved from Tallahassee to the Midwest, Sara (a botanist) sketched a beautifully detailed landscape map of her yard for the people who bought their house. The map not only labeled each of… Continue reading

    Map or No Map