It’s only when I stop to get a drink of water, do I take the glove off and shake it out. Instead of the dirt I expected to see, a small baby lizard, no longer alive, falls to the ground.... Read more >>

  I thought I’d be nice and let my husband do the easy part of the annual Spring Clean-up in our backyard: using the weed whacker. Due to some of the heaviest and longest rains we’ve... Read more >>

In a move completely unlike any I have made before, I decided to plant a flower garden. Just one flower bed, really. The idea came from brainstorming summer home school activities that would interest... Read more >>

This time of year, I have a serious blackberry problem. Once I start picking, there is no stopping me. I keep on plucking until a child yanks me away, or until my hands can hold no more fruit. Here... Read more >>

My son, Doug, loves weeds. I mean, he loves weeds as much as clouds love the sky. He taps them. He folds and molds them. I’ve even found them under his pillow. The one... Read more >>

I started smoking weed and cigarettes and drinking while I was in the navy. Eventually I got kicked out for popping positive on a urinalysis. I went to live with my dad but I didn’t learn my... Read more >>

I’m a tactile person. I like to touch things. Actually, I need to touch. I walk through the store with one hand poised to stroke whatever towel, blouse, or jacket catches my eye. I caress my... Read more >>

Dear Joe, I’m in my first year at University and I have noticed that a lot of people smoke marijuana—like a lot. I was always told that it was like the end of your life if you did it.... Read more >>

When my husband, Michael, and I moved from a mobile home into our first real house, the nearly three-quarter acre property was a mess of wild morning glory vines, thorny blackberries, and weedy... Read more >>

It started one day when I took my kids to the supermarket to stock up on some healthy fruits and vegetables. We gathered the usual grapes, strawberries, apples, baby carrots … good reliable... Read more >>