Tag Archives: gardening
Gardening Seems Good Near Mother’s Day
I married a great mom. I know that’s hardly an unbiased opinion, but a snapshot of our six kids suggests someone did something right. Nina just graduated from Creighton University and has a job as a social worker. Ben is … Continue reading
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Killing Weeds, Finding the Dead Duck and Planting Grass
Well, Saturday was quite a gardening day. Audrey and I had volunteered for a day of service at Mount Mercy University, and we were assigned with a group that was going to clean up some flower beds around Sacred Heart … Continue reading
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A Trumpet Will Sound Soon
No, it’s not the end of the world, no matter what GOP Tea Party candidates might say. It’s the biggest news in my gardens since, well, since I discovered how photogenic coneflowers are. Anyway, despite Cate’s experience at her and … Continue reading
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Planning a new garden
According to the character in the Robert Frost poem, “good fences make good neighbors.” We’ll see. I think my neighbor is putting up a fence primarily so he wont’ see my recycling container any more, although he claims it’s just … Continue reading
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More on bicycles … And redbuds
I saw some tweets today from a guy at a baseball game. Baseball never really had much of a chance with me. My father made a half-hearted attempt to interest me in it—hung a tire in the back yard as … Continue reading
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Life musings ... My name is Joe Sheller and I'm an Associate Professor at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This blog is personal opinion and does not reflect the opinion of the college, it's administration, staff or board. I love to garden and often find my mind wandering when I'm pondering weeds or flowers. This blog is a pretty random mix of those thoughts, some on gardening, many on life in general.
