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Forgotten pleasure
Every weekend since she's gotten here, my mother has commented on how lucky I am to have the garden to return to after a week in the city. I had been looking at the whole arrangement differently, seeing it more as an exile from the garden. Last weekend, I decided to try on my mother's …
Marketing
When I was teaching in Harbin, I used to get up at 5 to do Tai Chi with a group of retirees in the university parking lot, and then we would all wander off to do some marketing. At that hour, the elderly pretty much had the run of the neighborhood, buying fresh milk off …
All he wants for Christmas
No prizes for guessing what's on top of Baki's list this year!
Super Baki and his Jack O’Lantern
I can't remember how we got to talking about giant pumpkins, but some time last year Baki decided that he wanted one. This was one of those times when having improvised plumbing came in handy. Our sinks drain straight out into the garden. The main house drain pipe empties under a banana tree, but since …
Garden Correspondent 