One of  the email missives I look forward to comes in on it’s own schedule each month. It is from Andy Griffin of Mariquita Farm called “The Ladybug Letter”. Andy tells tales of his life in agriculture on the west coast…Funny stories, ironic stories…Stories of life…Great stories…
The Ladybug Letter
As a modern farmer I’m hardly alone [...]

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From Washington
Forgive me a few moments of happiness at the news from Washington. The one bit of uniting not dividing to come out of the White House in six years…Karl Rove is resigning.
One of the few good quotes I’ve seen about the resignation of Karl Rove…
“Buh-bye, Karl Rove. On your way out of the White [...]

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The number for today is 27…Almost there.
There is a magical time of night that seems to call me on a regular basis…It’s 3:33am. I can not recall how many time I have rolled over in bed at night and opened my eyes and seen the three threes glowing there in the dark. It happened again [...]

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For most of us who care about ecology and the environment, there was some personal experience that brought us there. For me, it was wilderness hiking, beginning 30-plus years ago in the Grand Canyon and continuing across the American West. Two books helped instigate my journeys and those of thousands of fellow adventure-seekers and nature-lovers. [...]

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