April 25, 2012 seems a long, long time ago. I was posting about the hawks in NYC and thinking this would be the year I posted at least once a month, hopefully more. Since then I've enjoyed some unforgettable gardens and the company of other garden bloggers at the Asheville SC Fling , said good-bye to two dear gardening friends who died far too soon, and lost two large trees that changed my primarily shady garden to one abundantly blessed with sun! Caught up in the whirlwind of events, there never seemed to be enough time to post about any of it. But today I'm planning the memorial for one of those dear friends, Becky Waak. After constant wrangling of details for the past three days, I wanted to be still and consider some of those things that made her dear to me. First, and possibly foremost, was her crystalline honesty. You always knew where she stood, and you knew just as clearly what you meant to her. Becky was the only person I'...
If you're particularly interested in rainwater harvesting, see these posts: "900 and Counting" on 4/28/08, "First Crop" on 4/10/08, "Ongoing Saga of the Rain Tank" on 3/2/08, and "The Debate" on 2/7/08. Vermiculture was covered 8/12/08. Pond construction was covered in "The Heart of Our Garden" on January 22, 2008.