Day 24: Medicine For Mondays
UNITED STATES—On Monday mornings especially, I snap back to myself from slumberland and sometimes, for a brief window after dreams have taken me far...
Start Young Trees Off Right
UNITED STATES—Young trees are so impressionable. Too much water can damage their roots, or cause them to disperse too shallowly. Improper pruning can disfigure...
Day 23: A New Secret
UNITED STATES—A Buddhist monk, the last person on Earth I would have imagined expressing an interest in drastic weight loss, asked me what I...
Blossoms Bloom Sooner If Forced
UNITED STATES—Pussywillow is an odd cut flower. It is neither fragrant nor very colorful. It just gets cut and brought into the home because...
Day 22: Peace With Food
UNITED STATES—The plan to lighten up 30 pounds in 30 days seeks to avoid the adversarial relationship with foods that arises in so many...
Some Shrubs Are Better Trees
UNITED STATES—So many really nifty small trees never get an opportunity to perform to their best potential. Many function so well as shrubbery that...
Day 21: Food On The Run
UNITED STATES—Let’s stay real. Not everybody has the time or the means to cook. But you can still maintain your plan to shed 30...
Knowing When To Prune What
UNITED STATES—Maybe the weather took the surprise out of camellias this year. It has been so warm and pleasant that such big and colorful...
Juicy And Plain Delicious: The Watermelon!
UNITED STATES—There are some fruits that are instant hits with everyone, regardless of age or culture. One of those fruits is known as a...
Day 20: Gifts
UNITED STATES—A reader pointed out to that I was in error last week stating that Jif peanut butter contains high-fructose corn syrup. It does...