The Dirt on Nicky
Water water everywhere
The good news for gardeners about extremely hot weather is chiggers hide deeper underground. That is the end of the good news...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week July 5 – 11, 2023
The Sign of Cancer –the Nurturing Light of the World
We are under the influence of the Light of Cancer, which is the Gate into...
The Dirt on Nicky
End of spring report
It was a fast-moving but enlightening spring, and it’s gone. What gerunds will we use in October to describe summer 2023?...
The Coffee Table
Dogs Unchained
Yesterday morning I was awakened early and, before I could make coffee, was faced with a young but muscular dog attached to my front...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week June 21 – 27, 2023
Summer Begins
The Sun in Gemini shifts into Cancer Wednesday, June 21, and summer 2023 begins. Poised at the Tropic of Cancer, the Sun...
HavingREELFun
I'm hoping everybody had a great Father’s Day. The weather was perfect.
Our picture this week is Jackson Butt with a nice Illinois River hybrid caught...
The Coffee Table
My Sedimental Journey
While trying to find a vase for a broken rose—a casualty of some Xtreme gardening—I had some thoughts about sentimentality. I set the flower...
The Dirt on Nicky
Natural salves and ointments vs. chiggers
“Right on time,” I said after a morning in the garden. “Chiggers. Must be June.”
Chiggers are tiny spider relatives,...
HavingREELFun
Session 2 of Riverman 2023 school is in the books. I’m not sure if the volunteers or the kids had more fun at this event...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week June 14 – 21, 2023
Flag Day, Father’s Day, a New Moon, a Retrogrades & Summer Begins!
It’s quite a Gemini week ahead! Flag Day (Wednesday), new moon and Saturn...