The Coffee Table
If wishes were woodpeckers
Before my husband, Kirk, died, we had become what he referred to as “old people bird watchers.” Long ago we would have...
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In 1999 when we started a local newspaper we laughed like hyenas, loud and uncontrollably. In five years, we were mentioned on Jay Leno...
The Nature of Eureka
Contrasting nature
Nature is contrast. Less than two weeks ago, we were at –12°F, cold-to-the-bone with bleak, beautiful powdery snow, so cold, so dry, it...
The Dirt on Nicky
Objective statement regarding stinky yucky horrible dumb diabolical poisons in the garden
Carl went to college. He earned an A in chemistry and an F...
The Coffee Table
I’m grateful for the continued opportunity to extemporize in what was, until his recent passing, my husband’s space in this newspaper. I promise not...
ISawArkansas
The weather-imposed isolation last week was one of those situations where you can’t do jack. Your water supply is in buckets and jars, your...
HavingREELFun
Word, word, word… definition… a remark or piece of information.
I did not bear the cold, but part of our team did. Pictured here Richard...
The Dirt on Nicky
Space is what you got
Gardens are different sizes. For most home gardens, the gardener would not need even a sand wedge to get from...
ISawArkansas
The Chinese confirmed on New Year’s Eve 2019 that dozens of people were being treated for a mysterious yet similar illness. There was no...
The Coffee Table
Kirk Ashworth—my best friend
On the day before Valentine’s Day, Kirk Ashworth, my darling husband of nearly 35 years, passed away unexpectedly. I am in...