2021 Vol 1 – Spring

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Girls’ Day Out at Tunnel Creek Vineyard

March 11, 2021

Covid hair, Covid extra pounds, Covid isolation frustration; by Nov. 19, 2020, I had just had it. Of course, I took the situation seriously (still do) but by Nov. 19, I needed a girls’ day out. I had not stepped foot in my parents’ home (the house I grew up in on my great grandfather’s …

Beyond the Green Thumb – Green Brain/Green Back for Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers

March 12, 2021

Everyone is familiar with the term “green thumb,” and at our garden center, I constantly hear “I don’t have a green thumb.” However, I believe that the secret to gardening success, aka a “green thumb,” really boils down to two things: a “green brain” and a “green back.” By “green brain,” I am referring to …

three dollars (and a quarter)

April 27, 2021

I walked up to the counter and bought a bit of springtime for three dollars (and a quarter). Earnest money. It was a year ago when spring was spring summer was summery fall was yet to fall. winter before we winter’d. The season in front of us. now behind us. still around us. and in …

Go Out and Play Disc Golf in South Boston

April 21, 2021

“Go out and play” is what I heard growing up, what I have said many times to my kids, and is still a familiar phrase from moms and dads across the land. Maybe even more so this past year. In the age and culture of “screens,” it is a significant practice to simply go outside …

Wild Life Adventures – Vertical Jigging Crappie

April 25, 2021

Greetings to all my fellow fishermen. I hope you all have had a chance to get out on the lake and do some fishing during the holidays. I certainly have had some good fishing trips over the past month or so, which brings me to the title of this article. Vertical jigging is a great …

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