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Helping the New Gardener (who helped You?)

February 8, 2013 By Susan Troccolo

  “And where does satisfaction come from? I think it comes from contact with the materials And lives of this world, from the mutual dependence Of creatures upon one another, from fellow feeling.” Wendell Berry, The Gift of Good Land   There is something about a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friends, Harvest, Life, Seasons in a Portland Garden Tagged With: Friends, Life, neighbors, new gardener, Seasons in a Portland Garden

Flash: Hospital Gowns Get Breezy

January 24, 2013 By Susan Troccolo

photo credit: mtsofan via photopin cc Why is the woman in this photograph so grouchy? You might be grouchy too in her shoes, wait…..make that crinkly blue booties. But maybe it’s not just the broken arm or the fetching cap or the beeping machines all around. Maybe there’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aging: Gamesmanship and Strategy, Change, Life Tagged With: aging and humor, Augusten Burroughs, Borg Collective, hospital gowns, re-design of hospital gowns, surgery

First Garden: do unto your dirt

January 5, 2013 By Susan Troccolo

My very first garden is right up there with Italy, sex, and Spaghetti Carbonara. Some people won’t believe me but they’ve never grabbed the colander and raced out to the garden to dig fingerling potatoes, multi-colored carrots, Italian parsley and San Marzanos for the pot roast. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Seasons in a Portland Garden, Wordseeds: Writers in the Garden Tagged With: composting, first garden, memory, Song Sparrow, western Oregon birds, western Oregon trees

Winter Solstice 2012: Jenny’s garden

December 6, 2012 By Susan Troccolo

On one of the blogs I follow (http://gardenseyeview.com/2012/12/01/seasonal-celebrations-winter-solistice-2012/) the author challenged her readers to examine the meaning that the solstice had for them. I haven’t contributed to her site before, but the question struck a chord this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, Letters to Jenny, Life, Love, People, Seasons in a Portland Garden Tagged With: garden, Jenny Griffin, Letters to Jenny, ovarian cancer, ritual, seed catalogs, solstice celebration, winter solstice

Welcome

December 5, 2012 By Susan Troccolo

Welcome Readers, Thanks so much for stopping by. This site has been designed as a creative home away from home, online digs for work in progress, a place to play and a place to connect. Since bloggers blog at the pleasure of our readers, you wonder what life, change, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aging: Gamesmanship and Strategy, Beyond Cancer, Change, Friends, Grief and Loss, Harvest, Letters to Jenny, Life, Love, Marriage, Mentors, Seasons in a Portland Garden, The Writing Life, Travel, Volunteering, Wordseeds: Writers in the Garden

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