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(Hm, who left me this vase of gladiolas? Why are my pink geraniums looking great all of a sudden? Who would go about wreaking this kind of niceness? Should we question the usual suspects?) Last week the Wings went away … Continue reading →

Catcub’s Beloved Owner is away, helping a relative with a medical emergency. This is big news for Catcub. Up until now, Beloved Owner worked at home and has never left Catcub before. On a normal day, Catcub is used to … Continue reading →

Ok, that’s really keeping up with Mrs. Wing, and even that is only a misty abstraction. There is no foreseeable prospect of keeping up with the Wing Family, whose favorite greeting as I come trudging home after work is “Mary! … Continue reading →

[Mrs. Wing’s Fish Mint, Houttuynia cordata, is blooming outside in her herb patch.] On Thursday at dawn, before work, I was down at Seth’s produce aisle.    “Mary!” Seth exclaimed, maneuvering a massive tower of fruit crates on wheels. “Our … Continue reading →

On a morning walk down a new street, here was one front yard with bright freesia flowers. The garden patch had an old metal astrolabe-style globe as a weather vane. And what a lucky angle and composition: a storm cloud … Continue reading →

On those early spring walks, often setting out a little after 5:00 a.m., I get to see and greet a whole new set of people who work nights — security guards, construction crews, groundskeepers. It’s good for the spirit to … Continue reading →

The latest recap of what’s happening in the dirt outside the window. Tonight there were 4 green sweet peas in the pod, all ready to pick. That was the work of about 10 seconds, but think how much more fun … Continue reading →

Since our last episode, Angelina rented a big cattywampus of a carpet cleaner, and offered to loan it to me. In the full expectation that the controls would baffle me to tears and that I’d end up tripping on the … Continue reading →

This picture does not illustrate the story. It’s just as well. You’ll be okay with that. Down at the Urgent Care clinic, nobody asked, “Did this all start because you took your annual personal holiday from work? Was it caused … Continue reading →