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A Gardener By Any Other Name

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Sometimes I think it would be useful to have an alias, or maybe even several.  A false name allows you to try on other lives and opinions without scaring the people who know you best.  The practice has certainly become increasingly popular.  People on social media do it all the time. Alicia Amherst, who lived … Read more

Vita in November and December

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Damp, chilly, end-of November/early-December days call for the kind of coziness that can only be achieved by curling up in a warm place with a hot drink and a good book.  In my case, the most recent book was Stephanie Barron’s The White Garden: A Novel of Virginia Woolf.  On the surface, the mystery’s title … Read more