Yesterday, I read that ducks are better than chickens. Chickens scratch - and take your garden seeds as they do. Ducks drill for slugs and bugs without being so invasive. Ducks vs Chickens: Pros and Cons

YES. Thank you. I must keep track of blogs and videos that teach us ways to garden without having to dig out "beds," plant seeds in straight rows, mulch, **fertilize or use pesticides. Here's

You're most welcome. And you're right: we tend to forget our life lessons and fall back into old habits. After Sept. 11, "now more than ever" became the mantra with "live each day as if

I need to photograph some of these decapitated pine trees. WHY do people leave them standing....because, how much work it is to cut down and cart away the carcass of a mature tree. Soooo many trees that

These illustrations are BEAUTIFUL. Are you the artist? Odinsauga, publisher.... Óðinsauga útgáfa ehf IS Book publisher in Iceland Útgáfuþjónusta og bókaútgefandi. www.odinsauga.com One of my favorite books

A "Top" Amazon review says Babette's Feast is good but Out of Africa is poorly written. LOL, I could say Robert Colin Bryant's review is repetive, verbose, and poorly written. Excerpts: I got

@owasco, as a chef, you might be interested in Babette’s Feast: In this witty classic short story Babette’s Feast, a mysterious French housekeeper, who is taken in by two Danish sisters, wins the lottery

Oops. I was wrong about the opening line. I had a farm in Africa. not, "I once had a farm" Her pen name, her real name. Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke (Danish: [kʰɑːɑn ˈb̥leɡ̊sn̩]; 17 April

You are eloquent and strong and vibrant - your writing expresses you very well! Your lost dream of your farm reminds me of one of the greatest (and simplest!) opening lines in all great literature: "I

Stirring, moving, inspiring! Love this: For all the abundance, "there is work to be done. Everything you need is at your disposal but it meets you where your self-worth stands." And your willpower,

Little resurrections - from solitude to society, from darkness to light. "Willingly evolving" - I've sought to evolve, ripen, mature, change, transform. Let us know how you're doing/evolving,

Freddy!! What a glorious portrait of him in the sun! Hazel is adorable. Your garden is fabulous. Inspiring. **I should try again with the veggie gardening. The hoops - that, I never tried. The raised beds?

Nice to be back again. :) Thank you!!!!

Love it! He has a conscience. She does not. He trusted her. Then he finally pictures what is really happening. He dares to oppose her. The final image - oh man!! Should I hate myself for laughing? Have

I love your enthusiasm! Lady Graves was set in the time of Napoleon. In Germany. "She came in through the kitchen window" - actually, she knew where the spare key was, as her son had lived in

Ah, that explains it. I thought I remembered Vengeance getting published. A pen name! why not! Looking forward to more Joey and Jenny, and more portals to other worlds like Moonfall. :)

I love your spirit and independence, Kaelci! Sharing - being involved in the process - yes. WB's objection is that one should not *publish a rough draft. And I didn't mean to suggest they were "coming

Oh yes, indeed, 2020 was a historically awful year. That derecho in August hit right after businesses had finally started opening again. Glass windows were smashed. Stores were shuttered again. Doctors

Lovely watercolor paintings! wow!!!!

I love your insights and thoughtful reflections. "This new vulnerability that the entire planet experienced, where for the first time no one was guaranteed life, and death could touch anyone, changed