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Merry Christmas

by angela@diggingbliss | Dec 23, 2009 | Uncategorized

What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace. — Agnes M. Pharo Christmas is the one time of...

Baking persimmons

by angela@diggingbliss | Nov 15, 2009 | Uncategorized

My aunt Eileen just gave me four plastic grocery bags of Hachiya persimmons that a friend shared with her. A bumper crop year, I gather. She doesn’t bake, but gladly accepts such offerings because she knows she can deliver the goods to me or other suckers, I...

Rest in peace, Emily… "Emmy"… "Em"

by angela@diggingbliss | Oct 12, 2009 | Uncategorized

You were my constant companion in the garden for the last decade. I could always count on you to jump on my back whenever I bent over to pull a weed… you kneeded my soft flesh with your sharp claws while I “relaxed” in the hammock… you slept in...

The New Digs

by angela@diggingbliss | Jun 18, 2009 | Uncategorized

Lordy. Haven’t had time to think about putting my horticultural stamp on this place yet… been too busy taking care of the basics– like (temporary) window coverings, a washer/dryer, dish rack (buh bye, dishwasher), new IKEA bedroom furniture for the...

More April blooms

by angela@diggingbliss | Apr 28, 2009 | Uncategorized

Chilean Rock Purslane (Calandrinia grandiflora)– just keeps performing better and better each year, in the ground and in pots. Love it, love it, love it, and soooooo easy to propagate. Byzantine glads (Gladiolus byzantinus) Chinese Ground Orchids (Bletilla...