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I’m not a big collector.  Sure, when I was a child, I was a huge unicorn collector.  And Star Wars figures collector.  These days, as a recovering pack rat, I generally try to avoid collec

We passed a milestone at our house last week. Aspen, one of our basenji dogs, became an ace. Let me introduce you to Aspen. Like I just said, she’s a basenji, which is an African dog native t

Okay.  So I know that the Midwest is making all of the headlines this spring with the crazy weather that they’ve been having.  But I’m here to tell you that it is HOT here in North Ca

I’m a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of gardener. This is very unlike my grandfather. When I was growing up, I remember visiting my granddaddy and grandmother at their house in Florence, SC

It’s been one of those days. I’m not meaning that in a bad sense. Instead, I’m talking about one of those days where you wake up, go about your business, and suddenly look up to f