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Six Artichokes Weren’t Enough
Sixty-nine cents apiece! First I bought six. Then I went back for ten more. There are discoveries you simply have to tell somebody about. Finding a great big pile of beautiful artichokes - in October - for 69 cents apiece was one of them. Another shopper came down the aisle just as I was choosing mine, and she was every bit as delighted as I was. Fall’s Everyday Abundance I didn’t know there was a fall harvest of artichokes. But last week, while my sister Suzi was visiting fr
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Apparently, There Is No Size Limit
After 24 years, our little bird feeder has welcomed juncos, jays, pigeons, squirrels and even a fox. But one morning a wild turkey apparently looked at all the birdseed on the ground and decided that wasn't good enough. He wanted a seat at the table. Wild turkeys are part of life on our mountain. In spring, the males spread those magnificent tails and strut around after the hens as though the entire forest has been arranged for their personal courtship display. They're enormo
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The Guest Who Waited for the Dogs to Leave
We used to see foxes near our house. Then we got corgis, and some of our wilder neighbors wisely kept their distance. Years later, after the corgis were gone, I looked outside one morning and discovered that at least one old neighbor had returned. The first fox we saw near our house stayed down the hill, slipping through the brush and keeping his distance. Then we got our corgis, and the neighborhood changed. The bobcats stopped coming onto the deck. The raccoons stopped comi
5 days ago
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