Posts Tagged ‘southern garden history’
Dreams of Milk and Wine aka Crinum x herbertii
A friend visited last weekend. He woke up in the night and wrote this little poem: “Milk and Wine,” the old man said. “It’s all I drink these days. Clarity of purpose, strength of bone.” “A strange request,” the waiter said. “But noble, and will do.” And he went over to the bar, to pour…
Read MoreUnwritten Plant History
I get to hang out with a lot of old guys. I love them; they teach me. But they also remind me that there’s a whole lost generation of men in between us, who should have been my mentors too. My imagination and awe for the WWII guys has been overstimulated this week. I’m stunned…
Read MoreMorning Break? Is Re-shooting Photos a Break?
For a number of days of the last ten, I’ve been sequestered inside. Re writing. The editor at Timber Press sent back my manuscript for a final edit. Well, 32 pages and about 40 hours of edits. Done. Great edits. He said, ‘I’m trying to help you say what you want to say, more clearly.’ …
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