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Thankful Coming and Going

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Jeff Abt
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It’s been a tough year. As you dig through the year, it seems like there’s been trouble and heartache in layer after layer. Sometimes the soil has been rocky, sometimes dry and hard. Other times it’s been overly soggy and … Continue reading →

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A movie For Some Cold Winter Evening

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Jeff Abt
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“Glorious salvia which keep going until the first frost takes them.” We had wonderful rains this past week. I hardly stirred outside the whole day. A trip out to the mailbox in my Wellies was just about my only contact … Continue reading →

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Dahlias…slipping in and out of my life.

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Jeff Abt
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Plants, like people, come and go in our lives. Sometimes an odd jostling of our memories bring back to us people and plants we had forgotten. So, last week when we talked about zinnias, mentioning that some are known as … Continue reading →

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A White Garden

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Jeff Abt
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I saw the most beautiful, white garden the other day in Lexington, Kentucky. It was inspiring to put it mildly. I wanted to go home and plant white stuff in my little walled garden. The garden is so small that … Continue reading →

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A Meal for a Common Man / Eating Above Your Pay Grade

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Jeff Abt
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Last week my wife and I had the great fun of staying at one of the world’s most luxurious hotels. We were clearly living well above our pay grade. The proprietors specialize in treating folks well. I knew we were … Continue reading →

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Make us something like the low green moss

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Jeff Abt
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When I lived out in the country, I cut a short trail through the woods that were behind my home, a little stretch of about twenty yards. There was some dapple shade and it was there I’d planned to plant … Continue reading →

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Strike Three and the Crape Myrtle is out!

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Jeff Abt
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‘Strike two!” says the umpire. Our favorite batter is at the plate, faithfully doing his best. But the pitcher seems to be in control of the situation. No balls. Two strikes. Ugh! The horticultural nemesis of the crape myrtle is … Continue reading →

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Corn is legendary in Texas.

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Jeff Abt
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  Nacogdoches unveiled a new sculpture of a Texas Revolutionary solider yesterday in our downtown’s historic district. The sculpture is in honor of the men from Nacogdoches who fought in the Texas Revolutionary war with Mexico. It reminded me afresh … Continue reading →

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“A Greek Chorus”

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Jeff Abt
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  For the last couple of weeks we have been considering the harbingers and heralds of spring, plants which foretell, predict, and prophesy springs soon rival. These are plants that bloom in late winter, well in advance of spring, but … Continue reading →

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