Category Archives: Swimming in Strange Waters

A pressing need to buy some land

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

One of the many reasons why the Czarina and I are coming up on ten years of successful marriage is because we always bounce our insane business ideas off the other before we do anything. (Well, that’s one reason. Another … Continue reading →

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“When there’s no more room in Hell, Datura will walk the earth.”

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Early last year, I wrote an article about the angel trumpet, Datura stramonium, and was inordinately proud of being probably the only garden writer alive who could name-drop “Papa Doc” Duvalier, Charles Manson, Hunter S. Thompson, and George Romero in … Continue reading →

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“I Can’t Believe I Ate The Whole Thing.”

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

The weather has been strange in North Texas, but not as strange as it was last year. That said, we’ve had odd fluctuations in both temperature and humidity, with mixed results among the carnivores. The flytraps and butterworts love the … Continue reading →

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Things to do in Carrollton when you’re dead

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Oh, my miniature garden enthusiast friends are going to laugh at me. Laugh. Laugh and snort and giggle and hiccup and possibly go incontinent. I don’t mind any of this, except for the incontinence, and that I’ll tolerate if they … Continue reading →

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Things to do in Dallas when you’re dead

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

It’s only a matter of time before the Museum of Nature & Science in Dallas’s Fair Park moves to its new home near downtown, and that means that we’ll have a new home for the Beer & Bones events on … Continue reading →

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Going out like a lamb

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

We made it to the end of March. No last-minute snowfall. No end-of-month freezes or frosts…yet. Oh, the trees and weeds are determined to wipe out all animal life with pollen, but that’s not quite the disaster of the big … Continue reading →

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Just shut up and watch

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

All I can say is that some people have the BEST jobs.

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I get by with a little hemp from my friends

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

It’s been an interesting week, so I have no excuses as to why I forgot to pass on Black Walnut Dispatch‘s discovery of an essential horticultural tool. In fact, with a little promotion, this might be the biggest thing since … Continue reading →

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“I want you to pass me that trowel as hard as you can.”

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Mary at Black Walnut Dispatch once again hits a nerve. Responding to concerns that the cable channel HGTV is removing the last of its gardening programs, presumably for more programming friendlier to advertisers wanting to sell $80k in house renovations … Continue reading →

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“And some things that should not have been forgotten, were lost.”

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

I have to thank Annie Haven of Annie’s Annuals for sharing what could be a great feel-good story involving a long-lost wedding ring found wedged atop a carrot in a garden. Considering that the Czarina is constantly misplacing her wedding … Continue reading →

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