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Hi, I'm Dave and thanks for visiting. I garden in Zone 6b in southern Indiana, and I blog here about gardening, nature and food.
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Category Archives: Life
52 Acts in 2013
First of all let me wish everyone a Happy New Year! Party animal that I’m NOT, I watched others around the world celebrate before I dozed off and missed the new year arrive here. I’m not big on resolutions either, … Continue reading
National Moment of Silence
Please join all of us at Happy Acres today in a national moment of silence in honor of the Sandy Hook victims called for by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy. At 9:30 a.m. EST, spend several minutes reflecting quietly on this terrible tragedy … Continue reading
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Road Trip!
Lynda and I enjoyed a lovely, post MG conference road trip to Nashville this weekend. We went to the Ryman Auditorium last night to see Bonnie Raitt perform, and she was joined by a number of Nashville cats including guitarist … Continue reading
Happy 5th Anniversary
I’m interrupting my usual programming today because it’s a special occasion – our 5th wedding anniversary! It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years already since Lynda and I got married. This will be the first time in several … Continue reading
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Shelter From the Storms
We had a lot of people checking up on us last week, what with all the storm activity in our part of the world. Early Wednesday morning, we had an EF-1 tornado touchdown about a half mile from here (as … Continue reading

