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My First Summer Herb Garden

Five years ago I barely knew the names of more than 3 herbs. I most CERTAINLY did not know how to cook with them. But I liked the idea of broadening my horizons (and palette) and vowed to try to incorporate herbs into more and more of my cooking. Fresh herbs are now my very … Read more

The 27+ Year Old Transplanted Lilac Bush

A couple months before I turned five, my grandmother died. She passed away suddenly, in late July, just a month or so before I was slated to start Kindergarten. I still remember the day that my mom told me we were moving in with my grandfather. I was in the living room, sitting on the … Read more