I like to collect authors. These are people who write books with characters who stay with me, a storyline that engrosses me or offers such insight into history that I learn from the facts woven into the story. For me, these authors are people like E.B.White, Madeline d”Engle, Roald Dahl, and Mary Doria Russell, as…
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The Smell of Death
Have you ever seen the infamous Corpse Plant? Or, perhaps, the better question is: have you ever smelled the odor emanating from a Corpse Flower in bloom? It is said to emulate the smell of death, of rotting meat! The botanical name for this huge smelly plant is Amorphophallus titanium. Knowing I was a plant…
What’s Up with that? A Half Bottle of Ketchup?
When you move it’s important to be organized and efficient. We were. My husband managed his shop and major indoor projects like fixing the tiny holes left in walls by hanging artwork. He also made sure the yard was in good shape. We had 3.25 acres and lots of gardens, so that was a major…
Poetry Friday: The First Caterpillar of the Year!
Late yesterday afternoon, I saw my first monarch caterpillar of the year. Really?! Wow, it is late. Five years ago, I saw my first larva on June 19th. We did move three hours north, but we moved to a cabin that we built in 2005 and have visited multiple times a year since. So, I…
Managing Health Care Today
My blog was posted to Medium.com today. You can view the piece here. I am co-posting most days from WordPress to Medium. Today, I wrote on Medium and am posting the link here. I am looking for more followers on my medium.com page. Please consider following my writing there. Thanks.
Slice of Life: Native American Influence
Ever since an early age, I knew what the word Manitou meant. Manitou is generally understood to be Algonquin for Great Spirit. My mom, a teacher and a lover of vocabulary, was able to satisfy my curiosity when I asked, “what does manitou mean” when I was younger than ten. We lived by Manitou Road…
Silent Sunday: The Holland Sand Prairie
Today is Silent Sunday. All photos are copyrighted by me, Carol Labuzzetta. No permission exists to duplicate in any form without my express permission. Enjoy!
School Stuff Saved: The Elementary Years
When I started cleaning out our closets for our pending move, I began a trip down memory lane. We spent twenty years in one school district! For 13 of those years, I had one of our sons in elementary school due to their spacing. Elementary school was without a doubt my favorite time of schooling…
Monarch Monitoring 2022 Season: June Entry #1
I am all set to monitor for Monarchs this year! It is so exciting! Two days ago I saw my first monarch butterfly of the season fly over our deck in the late afternoon. An ideal day, sunny and warm, I shouted with glee as the monarch passed! Having already entered my milkweed observations to…
Getting Ready to Monitor Monarchs
Despite the generally cold and wet spring we’ve had, the milkweed has popped up in my gardens. The common milkweed is already about six inches tall and my rose milkweed has germinated even though it is still tiny. An unknowing eye would think it was a weed. I know better and didn’t pull it out….