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Sam’s Ghost
I’ve had plenty of ‘by myself’ time in the past several months. With Beth going to Belgrade 5 days a week to take care of our grandson, that leaves me, Bernie (our dog) and my thoughts. I’ve noticed I’m spending … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelesa Maine, fishing, Friendship, gardening, John R. Clark, Loss, Memorial Day, memories, Sam Morrison
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The Brown Thumb Struggles On
Kate Flora: Confessing that today, with so much chaos in the country, I am finding it hard to write. Hard to think because I have no focus. I have nothing to say about writing, wouldn’t touch politics with a barge pole, … Continue reading
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Tagged gardening, Katre Flora, plotting, The Corpse in the Compost
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The Mind is My Salvation
John Clark pondering in these absurd and scary times. Nothing like feeling as though you’re stuck in bastard love child movie birthed by Bergman and Fellini. Early morning grocery shopping had me imagining I was an actor in a revised … Continue reading
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Tagged Classical music, Covid-19, ebay, gardening, Grandchildren, Grandparenting, humor, Isolation, Maine library community, Survival skills, Tom Rush
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Gettin’ The Move On
John Clark on the next chapter in the Clark family saga. After 16 years in Hartland, we’re heading south. Not way south like Florida, but real Mainer south. In our case, Waterville is where we’ll be settling down in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Downsizing, gardening, Hartland Maine, Lawn sales, Life changes, Moving, Reality checks, Social connections, The Alfond Center, Uncle Henry's, Waterville
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Different Ways to Garden
Lea Wait, here. When I think of my grandparents, especially my grandmother, I think of her gardens. In her home in Roslindale, Massachusetts, where I spent some of my earliest years, she had a wonderful large rectangular rose garden, with a … Continue reading
Green Zen
John Clark on something that you might not think has much to do with writing. Read on and decide for yourself. Remember when you were a kid? Think for a moment about some of the things you were absolutely convinced … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelsea, creativity, gardening, Hartland, John Clark, landscaping, meditation, Sam Morrison, weeds
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The Heritage of a Garden Writer
John Clark on the start of planting season. Kate and I share an interesting heritage. Dad had a degree in horticulture from the Stockbridge School at U. Mass. Mom began writing about food and gardens when we were little. She … Continue reading
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Tagged apple trees, Cherry trees, Everbearing raspberries., gardening, Hartland, Honeyberries, John Clark, Shadbush, Spring planting
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