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Well, most of us have worries. . . . I have. Slugs, you know—and the difficulty of getting linen properly darned—and not being able to get sugar candy for making my damson gin. Oh, lots of little things—it seems unnatural that you shouldn’t have any worries at all.
— Miss Jane Marple (Christie character)Meta
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SITY: Ragweed or Not?
In September I had persistent post-nasal drip, and it was giving me one hell of a sore throat. I wondered what was causing it. Was it something in the house? And then it occurred to me that I had been … Continue reading
Favorite Things: Flowering Weeds
Blooming in the yard right now are cinquefoil, bluets, mouse-ear chickweed, buttercups, common speedwell, white clover, yellow wood sorrel, lady’s thumb, and dandelions. Most suburbanites would be horrified by that list. “What a nasty, weedy mess!” they’d exclaim. My husband … Continue reading
SITY: Just Dandy
I’m not a professional photographer. I don’t have professional gear. I use an older digital camera with autofocus and a macro feature. I don’t have serious photo-editing software on my computer, nor do I know how to properly crop and … Continue reading