Category: gardening

Gettin’ Dirty »

Damn, am I sore! And dirty. Unfortunately, it’s not from getting it on, but rather from diving into the garden. You may recall my confrontation a while back with my HOA. I must confess, I entered quite a depression after that. A great deal of time and energy had been invested in my garden. Well, [...]

The battle is joined »

All right, that’s probably a little extreme. You may remember that I received a violation notice from my neighborhood’s homeowners association. After my initial anti-authoritarian streak calmed down and I was able to think rationally, I decided to respond in a more logical, thoughtful manner. Here is the content of my reply letter. It will [...]

You can have my garden when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers »

A recent letter from the friendly neighborhood homeowners association: On behalf of your association’s Board of Directors, we are writing to advise you that your property may be in violation of the governing deed restrictions of the association which may be corrected as follows: Upon receipt of this letter, you will need to remove your [...]

Dirty fingernails »

So here is why my fingernails are dirty all the time and my neck is sunburned; I’ve been puttering around the garden. “You’re a computer geek,” you say, “what the hell are you doing outside, let alone digging in the dirt?” I can’t help myself. I’ve become fascinated with growing things. After my experiment last [...]

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