A solution for Valentine’s Day: Dinner and a show
Here we are, the day before Valentine’s Day, and I have been in a little bit of...
Maybe there is something to this ‘threes’ thing
There’s a niggling belief that bad things always happen in threes. From natural disasters to household mishaps,...
Angelkeep’s Hibiscus trionum surprise
An Angelkeep volunteer plant was as sure a thing as Valentine’s Day creeping up on a fellow,...
The online powers-that-be are convinced I’m retiring
I’m always a bit perplexed by the ads and suggested-for-you content that appear when I’m logged into one of my social media...
Angelkeep: Hibiscus rehabilitation
Angelkeep had a continuing practice of picking up a nearly deceased plant from one of the local garden plant vendors for an...
An unexpected and practical post-Christmas present
It was the gift that my parents didn’t have for us on Christmas Day that turned out to be one of the...
When a daughter comes to visit, a father is delighted
Some of you know this and some of you don’t, so I’ll try to bring everyone fully up to speed at the...
Here are three Saturday mysteries to solve
My friend Mike Firenza kept sending me emails in 2021. They average about two or three per...
Thrifting: A way to reduce, reuse and repurpose
Evidence of my new hobby can be found all around my house. Hanging on my walls and in my closet. In my...
The downward spiral of desensitization
I was on Tiktok recently, scrolling through my feed, when I came across a video of the...