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Spring? Update on Book

February 24, 2015 By Susan Troccolo

Every Autumn I plant bulbs like crazy—I'm partial to Parrot Tulips—so the typically cold and rainy Portland spring will give me glorious color. It's been so warm—really warm—that the bulbs are coming up early. Here is a little color for you friends on the east coast who are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aging: Gamesmanship and Strategy, Beyond Cancer, Letters to Jenny, Life, People, Seasons in a Portland Garden, The Writing Life, Wordseeds: Writers in the Garden Tagged With: Letters to Jenny, parrot tulips, social media, spring 2015, Susan Troccolo, Winter 2015

La Conner, Washington: Girl Trip

February 24, 2014 By Susan Troccolo

What’s better than a road trip with a good buddy? Some of you thought: husband maybe? Others of you protested, no way, it’s my dog, of course. But girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, dog, your current stud muffin…… A good road trip friend is a great friend indeed.   Just think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aging: Gamesmanship and Strategy, Food, Friends, Letters to Jenny, Life, People, Travel Tagged With: La Conner, La Conner Butterfly Garden, La Conner Rainbow Bridge, Mt. Rainier, road trips, Skagit Valley, Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, Strait of San Juan de Fuca

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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