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It’s all a gift

Here in Santa Fe the pink apricot buds are swelling, and finches are nibbling hungrily at the fresh buds. Spring is coming! Though with more frost on the way we may not see ripe apricots this year, at the moment … Continue reading →

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Who’s in the native garden?

In my June 2 post about restoring our Santa Fe yard with native plants, about ten days had passed since sowing a dozen pounds of grass and wildflower seed, and the first tiny sprouts were beginning to appear. Those first … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year from New Mexico!

Happy New Year—from a place I never expected to call home! A quick switcheroo brought us to Santa Fe, where we have been enjoying the special magic of the holidays. Christmas Eve found us on the Canyon walk along with … Continue reading →

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A day at the Rio Earth Summit

Note from Priscilla: This is my third post from Rio. Early light seeps through the gap in the blackout curtains in this little rental apartment two blocks from Ipanema Beach. The predawn lightning and thunder have moved on, and today, … Continue reading →

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That’s my town

In case you thought Boulder had no sense of humor . . .

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What the Dutch are doing

On the way home from the airport from my trip to the Netherlands, my sweetie asked me, “So what are the Dutch doing that the Americans could do more of?” (I love his questions!) Here are a few answers: 1. … Continue reading →

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Visiting an Amish farmstead

Clip-clop, clip-clop, ka-chuk-a-chuk-a-chuk. Rosie the brown mare broke into a trot down the straightaway of the empty road. This was her third trip of the morning down to the corner turnaround, and she was pulling a buggy full of people, … Continue reading →

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