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What in the world is this blog all about?

I like to write.  I like to work in our gardens.  I like to ponder things while I'm working in our gardens.

This blog exists to give my ponderances someplace to go. 

How does this blog differ from other gardening blogs?

The thing is, I don't really know much about gardening.  I'm not a master gardener.  What I know has come from trial and error and advice from people who try to save me from myself.

Also, (and this is a secret) this blog isn't really about gardening.  It's about what gardening means, how it affects us, and what it brings out in us.  The garden is a metaphor for life.

If I like this blog, what can I, a humble reader, do to support it?

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