Category Archives: prairie

Life’s Qualities

Posted on January 5, 2022 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Quality of life is something one talks and thinks about a lot with cancer. Most of the time it’s an easy conversation with oneself: Is it worth it to undergo this treatment, that might be difficult and will certainly have … Continue reading →

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Shaped by the Land

Posted on September 2, 2021 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I grew up in Park Forest, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago. Until I was 6, we lived in a neighborhood of co-op townhouses that faced onto forest preserve. That was an early and enduring term for me, “forest preserve.” … Continue reading →

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Spring with the Natives

Posted on May 24, 2020 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night we watched the documentary film Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, which is available for streaming for a $5 donation to a food charity through Memorial Day. Oudolf is the landscape artist behind the High Line in … Continue reading →

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Houston, We had a problem

Posted on October 17, 2019 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Hi WordPress blog fans! Whew. The blog has been down, I see, since about June 14. That’s interesting timing, as my last treatment of Chemo Round 2 was on June 4. I was too overwhelmed to do trouble shooting (sadly, … Continue reading →

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Jersey Shore

Posted on August 10, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

My sister and I recently returned from eight days (11 for her) revisiting the summers of our childhood in Southern New Jersey. We never took these experiences for granted– we always knew that being at the Shore and going crabbing … Continue reading →

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Prairie Tour

Posted on July 26, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

  Every day I wake up and realize I am living in one of those Jacquie Lawson animated cards. My aunt sends them to me periodically and I always watch them all the way to the end, never skip ahead … Continue reading →

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Greenhouse in July

Posted on July 7, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I had to laugh when I was at the Walker Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis and saw this sign. I am used to prairies and how long they take, but on this hot day in late June I was still surprised … Continue reading →

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Wild White Indigo

Posted on June 18, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

  Thinking about blog post topics a few days ago (before this strange flurry of activity!) I thought: chickens, recipe/garden, beauty. I’ve been walking around in beauty with a poem line in my head for it seems like three weeks: … Continue reading →

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First Signs of Plug Life

Posted on April 19, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Prairie plants are not at all like vegetables. Vegetables need so much care and are so varied in the way they prefer to grow. Just ask my pepper and tomato plants, newly transplanted but brought back inside for one last … Continue reading →

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Deer Playground

Posted on January 17, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This winter the deer are coming closer to the house than they ever have before. Last summer we were amazed by how much wildlife we were seeing. Nothing major– no coyotes or foxes– but there just seemed to be a … Continue reading →

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