The Dirt on Nicky
You can’t eat a plan
Summer has sprung, and spring crops are fading. Snow peas were pea-licious, and I already know where the autumn crop...
ISawArkansas
It’s almost as if our brains have been Swiss-cheesed because there’s so much information leaking in and out.
We got an email last week from...
The Nature of Eureka
Prairies Past
I love this time of year, when we see a little more diversity in our roadside wildflowers, at least those that can survive...
The Dirt on Nicky
Hallelujah, it’s purslane time!
In June, purslane sprouts appear in the garden like magic. I’ve never planted them, but I’ve never had a summer without...
ISawArkansas
Henry Ford once said that a business that makes nothing but money is a poor business. Ford created the Model T, a car that...
The Dirt on Nicky
Don’t count your beans before they hatch
There are beans a yard long. There are two-inch beans with wings. Beans are yellow, purple, speckled scarlet...
ISawArkansas
Gertrude Stein wrote, “Money, money is always there but the pockets change; it is not the same pockets after a change, and that is...
The Dirt on Nicky
All we are saying is give peas a chance
About 12,000 years, humans were moving out of caves into huts and tepees, domesticating goats instead...
Dropping a Line
As the sun sets over the water, so will I. I am writing this farewell report with tears in my eyes. ...
Dropping a Line
Well, I missed my deadline last week so have to say I’m sorry and hope you all had a good week. I’m still staying...