In this first Raves and Faves post I’d like to give a little time to one of my favorite stylistic periods, the much loved and often reviled style that became a movement, introduced in Paris at the 1925, “Le Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes,” in English, “The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative […]
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July is probably the second most consistently hot and dry month in the southeast Texas growing season. August being the first, with September running a close third. Like the old saying goes, “It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity,” or in our case, often a LACK of humidity, or to be more accurate, rain. While
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Photographed on June 24, 2020 at 8pm in Montgomery County, Texas. The erebid moth Ascalapha odorata, commonly known as the black witch moth, is a large bat-shaped, dark-colored nocturnal moth, ranging from Brazil to the southern United States. It is the largest noctuid moth in the continental United States. This one measured about 6″ from
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Here’s an explanation of how I set up this blog and how to navigate within it. Besides the “Next Post” and “Previous Post” buttons, every entry has a tag like this example: “Blog Goals” [tag], so if you ever want to find something in particular you can search by topic. I’ll publish up to four
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This recipe is a little out of season, since dewberries are a spring event, but I’m posting it in commemoration of the discovery of Dewberry vines at Overleaf and the inspiration they gave me. If you don’t have dewberries, frozen commercial blackberries will do just as well. From what I’ve read about cobblers, they seem
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I’d love to say I immediately went to work on updating and upgrading Overleaf, but “life happened” and other events took precedence. My job kicked into a higher gear, I needed surgery for a ruptured disc, we finalized our move from NYC to Texas, and a myriad of familial responsibilities vied for my attention. Southerners
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I refer to the exterior landscaped portion of Overleaf in the plural, “gardens.” Even though it’s a small suburban property at just over a tenth of an acre, in theory and in practice it’s divided into several different gardening areas and methods. I’ll explain more about them in later posts. The hardscape (built portion) like
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In late 2012 I returned to Texas after an eighteen year stint in New York City. We’d never planned to grow old in NYC, it’s not a forgiving place. Common sense told me early on that life would be happier, easier and more comfortable in a slower, less harsh and competitive climate. I always like
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When I acquired it in late 2014 I named the house and garden “Overleaf,” as a tongue-in-cheek play on words, a reference to the overgrown landscape and drifts of fallen leaves that appeared to almost “over leaf” and bury the house. Of course, “overleaf” is a word with an actual publishing or literary meaning. Online
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