GARDEN PHYLLISOPHY – April 2011
By Phyllis Galowitz
Some of my friends who live in the center of town already have signs of spring poking their noses through the wet soil. Living in Palmer Hollow, I have not yet seen them, but red squirrels are frolicking in my garden, chasing each other up and down the trees and enjoying the seed that falls from the bird feeder.
GARDEN PHYLLISOPHY – March 2011
By Phyllis Galowitz
It’s that time of the year. Catalogues are in the mailbox every day and although I keep saying I’m not going to plant anything, that I’m cutting back on gardening, how can I resist, when these marketing specialists assure me of “60 lbs. of tomatoes from a single plant, foot long cucumbers that hang straight as an arrow and are vigorous as well as burpless!”
THE BEST MEDICINE
By Phyllis Galowitz
I woke up on a Monday morning, the 4th Monday in January, excited at the thought that the SUNY Delhi Pool might be open for lap swimming after the long winter vacation. I started my morning exercise routine, reaching down to touch my toes, when I felt a sudden, searing pain from my throat, down the center of my chest, my shoulders and down my arms, that seemed to cut off my breath. I sat down, trying to recover.
GARDEN PHYLLISOPY – February 2011
By Phyllis Galowitz
Each morning for the last few weeks, a new layer of snow covers the grass, sometimes only an inch or two, sometimes a foot or two. It outlines the branches of the trees, lies across the evergreens and creates the winter garden. The scene changes hourly.
ROGER BOBLEY RETIRES AS ROUNDTABLE FACILITATOR
Phyllis Galowitz talks to Roger Bobley about the Andes Roundtable as he turns over the reins