calamity jane

Author: Calamity Jane

  • The Best Laid Plans

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    Calamity Jane

    I do a lot of garden planning and record keeping. Not because it’s strictly necessary, each gardener comes to the task with her own style, preferences and skills. The best gardener I know tends an enormous, gorgeous permaculture garden with a very minimal amount of planning and it obviously works, the proof is in the…

  • The Snow Globe

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    Calamity Jane

    The last couple of weeks have meant a blessed break from work. My job has been very all-encompassing of late, since last June in fact when I was reluctantly promoted to a position of much greater leadership than I had ever imagined for myself. I have a very hard time keeping an emotional distance from…

  • In the Weeds

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    Calamity Jane

    A tentative love letter to weeds, who ask so little and give so much. Sometimes much, much too much.

  • The Pendulum

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    Calamity Jane

    The prodigal daughter returns, to the sound of riotous applause and adoration. Self-made.

  • Late Summer

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    Calamity Jane

    A possibly over-thought explanation for why I feel so damn tired this time of year.