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  • How did I get here?

    How did I get here?

    Did you ever stop to think, “How did I get here?”

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  • Spreading out.

    Spreading out.

    Jan 15 A few more years passed, I got my work life in order. Maintaining the front planting area became my job. I started with the basics: pulling…

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  • Going Native

    Going Native

    Jan 14 After finally finishing my Ph.D. I pulled up to the house (before the fancy driveway and the carport) and looked at the plants in the yard.…

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  • In the beginning

    In the beginning

    Going to be writing about backyard wildlife and landscape….This is how it got started…. January 13, 2020 We bought this house more than 25 years ago trading Sarasota…

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  • We should support businesses that support the things that matter

    We should support businesses that support the things that matter

    Turtles are in trouble. Water turtles, sea turtles, yard turtles, gopher tortoises….The climate is changing and with it, the gender of the turtles. They are mostly female and…

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  • A dream, a stolen purse and a writer in transition

    Losing your purse may symbolize losing touch with who you are or giving up habits or life situations that make you feel confident, or complete as a person.…

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  • The obvious signs

    The obvious signs

    My husband and I went out for breakfast one day this week. There’s a little hole-in-the-strip mall that I like because I can get a half-order of sausage…

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