End of the Line

Have a tipple…and a chuckle?

Exulting in the joys (and uses) of a pile of poo

In praise of a life of duality

A local’s daily observations—and exotic animal encounters—in New Orleans’ French Quarter

Doing whatever it takes to save (part of) our planet

A passionate plea for a simpler plate of food

A few words on words from the past

For one Southerner, shrinking stature is more than a matter of inches

Behind every good gardener is a homemade dirt heap

Looking between the lines in New Orleans

Remembering a “Southern” original

Arriving at a truce between leafy greens

A few choice words about Father Time

A thoughtful study on worms, from gardening partners to backyard foes

The hall of fame induction speech
that might have been

A piercing discussion on the point of mosquitoes

Getting to the bottom of a linguistic trough

Not feeling sheepish about the barnyard Billy

Recollections from spring on the diamond

Getting to the meat of a beloved salmon dish—and Faulkner