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The earliest sunrays were just beginning to capture the tops of the sheer white granite walls surrounding our verdant little valley when Senora Anita arrived in our tiny refugio and began to stoke the little woodstove to make our breakfast. … Continue reading
I was one of those kids who couldn’t get enough of Mutual of Omaha’s ‘Wild Kingdom’ and the voyages of Jacques Cousteau. Nature’s splendid diversity and mystery was captivating, though sometimes the violence of it made me hide behind the … Continue reading
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I like to fancy myself a person who has pretty well developed cross-cultural ‘antennae’. I read ahead about the cultural norms, I advise my travel companions about the local sensitivities and customs of the countries and regions that we’re about … Continue reading
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Today’s mail hit the table with a thud, and there it was amidst the Christmas sale fliers, bills and donation requests: the first vegetable seed catalog of the season. Now this may seem like a pretty banal event to most … Continue reading
There are a few times in one’s life when the planets align and something spectacular happens that you know you may never experience again. In our case, the brightest of the planets literally aligned across the midnight sky during the … Continue reading
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The ambiance of the ancient Newari trading center of Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal creeps up on you slowly, like the satisfaction of a rich, unfamiliar yet luscious multi-course meal eaten with the fingers. The Newars were the original … Continue reading
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To the Pacific Northwest home or community gardener, few phrases strike terror to the heart like ‘Tomato Blight’. After all, to get ripe tomatoes in our climate one must nurture tomato plants through the early season as intensively as newborns, … Continue reading
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In his book ‘The Botany of Desire’, Michael Pollan puts forward the most intriguing premise that plants have shaped the path of development of human societies to their advantage as much as humans have shaped the evolution of plants. This idea hits home as I … Continue reading
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Thunder Creek to McAllister Creek, June 9 2012 Our hiking group had turned to this creekside forest trail on a drippy Saturday, discouraged from the high country by late spring snows and poor weather. As we drove through the foothills, the clouds blowing … Continue reading
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Though June’s weather has been typically drippy and cool, with the help of remay and lots of positive thinking the Talbert garden is progressing very nicely! I thought that all of you who followed my early posts (“A Hopeful Time”) might … Continue reading
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