Allen Martinson | The Northside Sun

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On Thu, 07/30/2020 - 12:49 PM

This weekend I was able to spend an entire day in my yard doing everything but mowing and weedeating. The smartest thing Mimi ever did was to make me promise that if we were going to purchase our house and five acres I would not try to mow it myself.

Now’s the time to go inside; might make a new friend

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On Thu, 07/23/2020 - 03:58 PM

This past Saturday we were expecting a normal slow day at our garden center. It’s mid July, the real feel that day was 112°, we couldn’t imagine anyone coming out on a day like that. We were expecting to be like the Maytag man twiddling our thumbs waiting for the next sweat drenched customer.

Experiencing the Ladakh region: A crossing to remember

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On Thu, 07/16/2020 - 04:41 PM

The last time I wrote about my adventure in India I had to acclimatize for 10 days in Kashmir, I was ready to head farther into the Himalayas. My goal was to get into the region close to Tibet.

Max comes to the rescue

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On Fri, 07/10/2020 - 11:42 AM

Last Thursday Mimi and I looked at each other and realized it was time to make a dash for it. We have one week until bonus bucks redemption time, one of our busiest times right at the end of spring. We had planned to attempt to have the crafts market on Saturday the 18th.

Proper watering key to healthy yard

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On Thu, 07/02/2020 - 02:52 PM

The end of this week will be the 4th of July weekend. The summer heat is here but it has taken its sweet time getting here. It's hot for sure but in another month we will be dreaming of the temperatures we are having now. Pretty soon the weatherman will just come out and say it's going to be 98° with the real feel of 108°.

A Jungle Excursion

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On Thu, 06/25/2020 - 11:26 AM

Last week I wrote about an adventure I had in India. I was just heading towards Tibet where I had an unplanned four hours with the Dalai Lama. All week the memories of that trip triggered another memory that is one of my favorites. I will get back to the India trip next week.

Jewels of Kashmir

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On Thu, 06/18/2020 - 01:16 PM

The past two weeks I've offered garden tips on what to do as it becomes warmer in Mississippi. The heat that comes this way eventually brings back memories of the hottest I've ever been. I was finishing my junior year at Mississippi State and my self-proclaimed deadline to save up enough money to go to India for three months.

A View from the Window - Project in process to provide privacy and beauty

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On Fri, 06/12/2020 - 04:11 PM

This past weekend was a big one for Mimi and I. We have been planning to landscape one of our few areas we have left to design in our yard. I guess everyone has that one side of the house that just doesn't get much loving.

Water tutorial for healthier plants and summer lawns

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On Fri, 06/05/2020 - 12:58 PM

June has finally arrived and it's beginning to feel like summer. Up to now it's been pretty easy to keep up with planting summer annuals and watering. As the temperatures get into the 90s we will have to be more diligent with our watering. Established beds with shrubs and trees will need less water than those beds that have just been planted.

Pioneer nurserymen change landscape

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On Fri, 05/29/2020 - 10:16 AM

My grandfather, my dad's father, lived his last 10 years with us in Madison. We built him his own little apartment so he wouldn't feel in the way. That made seven of us living together. We liked it that way. The more the merrier. I got to know him really well during those years. My grandfather was the head storyteller at our house.

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