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Compost: A Love Affair

I love compost. I love the concept of making something from nothing, creatin… Continue

Posted by Carolyn Faught on October 16, 2008 at 11:00pm — 4 Comments

Today I noticed that somebody named Melanie wrote in the guest book that I keep in my U-Pick shed. “Forget Disneyland,” she wrote. “This is the happiest place on Earth.” On Earth? I was stunned. And grateful. Of course, for me, the Upick IS the happiest place on earth. And I needed… Continue

Posted by Carolyn Faught on October 10, 2008 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Flowers For Mental Health

Today I took a bouquet of flowers to work with me. Normally, I don’t pick bouquets for myself. With my weekly subscription service, I have so many bouquets to make each week that at the end of a long day, the thought of making one more just doesn’t cut it. But with things slowing dow… Continue

Posted by Carolyn Faught on October 9, 2008 at 8:00am — No Comments

Your Gardening Day: Sunflowers Repurposed

Yesterday I was clipping spent sunflower heads and lining them face up around the edge of my circle garden. Some of the larger heads contain at least 100 glossy, black sunflower seeds. I leave the drying heads in the garden over the winter for the chickadees, who flit in and out, plu… Continue

Posted by Carolyn Faught on October 8, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments