February 10, 2011
Fresh flowers for weeks in winter for only a few dollars = forced narcissus bulbs = paper whites. Why? To remind us that under the earth all is not dead; spring will come, the grass will grow, flowers will bloom again. Find the bulbs at florists, garden and farm supply stores, sometimes even at the [...]
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November 4, 2010
It’s been an autumn of breakage: glassware, appliances large and small, the exhaust on a car, one of the heaters, light bulbs fizzling out in every direction, a couple of hard drives. The toilet handle was only the latest thing to go, and my husband, with a sigh of resignation, started to dial the plumber. [...]
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