Building a Memory The memories I keep of my remarkable mate are indelible and eternal. I’ll carry her in my heart and in my mind until the day I die. And she’ll never be forgotten by those whose lives she’d touched over the years. But for those rare few who have met her and inexplicably …
My Girl My girl remains forever in my heart and forever on my mind. Life does go on, but it will never be the same without my Dee Dee. “Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone?” Joni Mitchell Regular RGG readers and subscribers will know by …
Buds The word “buds” is a deceptively loaded one. It’s short, but it can be useful in making sense of some of life’s realities and vicissitudes. I’ve written here many times before about the activity of gardening’s usefulness as a backdrop for many seemingly unrelated topics. Gardening, and the vast repository of subject matter that …
My Tony My Tony… Dear Readers and Subscribers, My dog, Tony, passed away yesterday, May 18, 2023. To Dee Dee and me, he was our child. I will grieve for my Tony, as I will for my Dee Dee, until the day I die. In the space of four days, I’ve lost my family and …
The Loss of My Love The loss of my love… In the early morning hours of May 15, 2023, I lost the love of my life – my better half, my soulmate, my partner, my best friend – Dee Dee Duhn. She passed away peacefully in her sleep while visiting her beloved sister, Carla, in …
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. My mother, Bessie Stamos, passed away peacefully on December 30, 2022 after a lengthy battle with an aggressive …
Thoughts of My Mom This Christmas, my thoughts are of my mom almost exclusively. All the memories that go along with the lifetime of love she’s given me are drawn into particular focus this year, and the time I spend with her now might be more precious than it’s ever been. My 92-year-old mother …
Zen Home and Garden Decor: Bali Comes to Customs Imports If you find yourself hunting for zen home and garden decor in the Midwest, bear in mind that Bali, indeed, comes to Customs Imports. Every year, in fact. 2022’s massive container of merchandise from the magical island paradise hit American shores this summer, and arrived …
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Katha Kissman on the History of The New Buffalo Railroad Museum As a co-founder and board member of The New Buffalo Railroad Museum, published author and guest writer Katha Kissman offers an insider’s understanding of the history of this beloved southwest Michigan institution. As I’ve written before, I’m a lover of great museums. Doesn’t matter …
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For My Dogs For several months now, a number of you have been asking me to write something about my dogs, Tony and Clarabelle. Although they’ve both made a few cameos on Facebook and Twitter, these two have yet to receive a feature of their own here on The Renaissance Garden Guy site, and their …
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