Jane H. Green, Writer
Dog Tired
Do you ever get dog tired? Like, every bone and muscle in your body aches, and you feel you can't walk, talk, or feed yourself? Today was like that for me. I drove 1 1/2 hours. Dug out Bermuda grass (that stuff has to be from Satan😉). Pinned down landscape fabric, cut...
What Did July 4th Celebrations Look Like Long Ago?
The best answer to the question posed in the title of this blogpost is a look at Laura Ingalls Wilder's description of how they celebrated in her Little Town On The Prairie book. (see pp. 65-85) They did no work with the exception of chores and housework. They...
The Other Side
You've heard it said... "There are two sides to a coin." "There are two sides to every story." "There are two sides in an argument." And, here's one from a gardener— "There are two sides to rain." We've had rain almost every day for a week. The plants need rain to...