out on the big limb

Warning: this is one of those blogs that goes all over the place. Poems, politics, gripes, praise. A little of everything from an avowed generalist.

Thursday, August 14, 2025

Presto!

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Maybe it's not quite magic, though some days the way garden keeps feeding us, it feels that way.  Today was a day for making containers ...
Saturday, August 09, 2025

Tiny but mighty

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Berries are one of the treats I love most about summer. Yes, the blackberries are the ones I pick every year. I'm also a slave to prunin...
Thursday, July 31, 2025

Fruits of the Earth

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Although I guess, to be more accurate, I'd have to call them vegetables . Still, Vegetables of the Earth just doesn't have the same ...
Thursday, July 24, 2025

Enduring

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If she were alive, she'd be turning 128. A birthday no one (at least not yet) seems interested in observing. And yes, once again, I'...
Sunday, July 20, 2025

Minipause

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A friend who knows that I love puzzles gave me this little take-a-break present. Consisting of a mere 100 pieces (easy peasy!), it took only...
Saturday, July 12, 2025

This is a tool

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...not a weapon.  Yet, on July 4th Bailey McCourt , 32, was beaten to death with one by her estranged husband. Even though he'd been con...
Monday, July 07, 2025

"To raisin or not to raisin"

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On Saturday, for some strange reason, I decided to make butter tarts--a treat I generally only make at Christmas time. Not really sure why, ...
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