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Saving the Next Guy from a Dystopian Nightmare

Saving the Next Guy from a Dystopian Nightmare

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Saving the Next Guy from a Dystopian Nightmare As a civic-minded kind of guy, I’m constantly looking out for my fellow citizen.  For me, saving the next guy from a dystopian nightmare is always the plan. By John G. Stamos There are certain words that I absolutely detest.  I

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The Renaissance Garden Guy Visits Grammaticus

The Renaissance Garden Guy Visits Grammaticus

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy The Renaissance Garden Guy Visits Grammaticus Today, The Renaissance Garden Guy indeed visits the acclaimed international website and blog, Grammaticus.  It’s my great honor to contribute one of my original essays, “A Flower’s Song,” to this remarkable site.  Read on to find the link to the essay, and to

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Testament to a Friendship

Testament to a Friendship

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Testament to a Friendship An incredibly beautiful written testament to a very special 90 year friendship recently resurfaced after almost 30 years of obscurity.  The timing of its reappearance and subsequent re-reading represents nothing short of providence. By John G. Stamos My mother, Bessie Stamos, passed away peacefully on

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"Perfect Disasters" by Laura Lewis-Barr

“Perfect Disasters” by Laura Lewis-Barr

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy “Perfect Disasters” by Laura Lewis-Barr “Perfect Disasters” by Laura Lewis-Barr serves as a jolly cautionary vacationing tale which arrives just in time for the holiday travel crush.  The award-winning filmmaker, author, and educator relates some of her more memorable trip-taking mishaps in this light-hearted lamentation. Perfect Disasters By Laura

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Of Sisyphus and CFM

Of Sisyphus and CFM: The Forest, a Man, and His Leaf Blower

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Of Sisyphus and CFM: The Forest, a Man, and His Leaf Blower Kicking Mother Nature’s ass is all about having the right equipment, and the right attitude.  So go big, and do it proud and do it loud.  Recounted here, in “Of Sisyphus and CFM,” are the high-decibel adventures

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Guest Writer Nenad Knežević

Guest Writer Nenad Knežević on Nature and Poetry’s Nexus

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Guest Writer Nenad Knežević on Nature and Poetry’s Nexus This week, The Renaissance Garden Guy hosts guest writer Nenad Knežević, creator of the internationally renowned Grammaticus website and blog.  The esteemed writer and academician contributes a beautiful essay on the joys of walking amidst nature, the art of appreciating

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Readers Show Me Your Gardens 2022

Our Gardens, Our Lives: Parallels Examined by Laura Lewis-Barr

Subscribe to The Renaissance Garden Guy Our Gardens, Our Lives: Parallels Examined by Laura Lewis-Barr With this week’s offering, Laura Lewis-Barr returns to The Renaissance Garden Guy and reveals another of her passions: gardening.  And she’s quick to point out the remarkable parallels that exist between the vicissitudes of our own lives, and the happenings

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