Well, after 3+ years of grousing about the Money Pit and its attendant Temporary Garden, whilst looking at one disappointing next-house candidate after another, market reality recently made it clear that it would be financially idiotic for me to move. Although the Money Pit will continue to earn its nickname via the truly staggering 19-item…
Of course it had to happen sooner or later: One can’t expect to continue badmouthing the resident oak trees indefinitely without suffering some sort of retribution. In my case it was directed at a garden ornament that I’d rescued from a neglected corner of the gift shop at Winterthur Gardens about twenty years ago, as…
I have now reached a state of somewhat wary détente with the Temporary Garden while awaiting the discovery of my still-elusive next house. The compromise is that I now pull out any oversized or egregiously ambitious weeds, employ an extended-control herbicide over large spaces such as the brick patio and walkways, and of course pay…
The departure of the winter snows has revealed a new episode in the ongoing saga taking place at the Temporary Garden. This epic struggle, first mentioned in the mid-May 2015 post, continued in Return of the Fungi a few weeks later. It now seems that my supposed victory over the evil Darth Fungi, related in…
The deciding Game Seven of the 2015 Oakleaf Olympics took place last weekend on a record-breaking warm December day, with temperatures in the mid-60s F and calm winds. Nevertheless, Team Oak still had four players left on the bench despite the very late date of this final game. Team Oak 4 Team Chatsworth 7 The…
The recent long holiday weekend was punctuated by the next three games of the 2015 Oakleaf Olympics… Mother Nature having been uncharacteristically cooperative with unseasonably warm (60F) weather. Game 4 Team Oak 10 Team Chatsworth 21 Finally, a win for the struggling Team Chatsworth and a resounding one at that! Team Oak’s shortened bench undoubtedly…
The 2015 Oakleaf Olympics resumed this weekend after six days of weather delays due to rain and/or high winds. Here are some highlights and the final scores: GAME 2 Team Oak 17 Team Chatsworth 15 Team Chatsworth had a much better showing here than in Game One, while Team Oak found itself already short one…
Welcome, sports fans, to the 2015 Oakleaf Olympics. This year’s contest promises to be an epic struggle between the defending champion Team Oak and the upstart Team Chatsworth, a newcomer to this division although with a decade of recent experience in Sweetgum/Linden League play. The arena is a typical rectangle (a bit larger than normal…
The Chatsworth Lady 