Gardening

Chapter One I am Jeff, and I am eighty-three years old. I was born on December 17th, 1932 in Conroe Texas. I was born into a loving family. When my parents were younger, they lived around each other in the same neighborhood and went to the same school. They started dating their last year of high school and ended up getting married at 19 years old. Together they had a son, who is older than me, then I came along, then they had three daughters after me. That makes 5 of us. My siblings and I grew…

Davies. After his death she married on 5 March 1853 William Dugdale, son of an English clergyman; they had three sons. On 15 June 1903 she married Frederick Johnson. As well as public affairs, Henrietta Dugdale enjoyed chess, clothes making, and gardening. Dugdale passed away in 1918. Henrietta Dugdale hosted many achievements. Dugdale started her campaign for women suffrage in 1969, by writing a letter to Melbourne’s Argus newspaper, as was devoted the Women’s Movement for her entire life.…

A short story is usually a focussed narrative that presents a few characters involved in a compelling plot (site text book). Short story writers are unique in that they do not have the luxury of describing their characters and settings at length. Instead, they rely on elements such as narration, character’s action, symbolism, and even a character’s clothing to give the reader a better understanding of the character’s personality. In short stories such as “Miss Brill,” “Everyday Use,” and…

Edith Wharton was the author of Ethan Frome and many other celebrated novels. She was born in into a wealthy family in New York on January 24, 1862. The third child and only daughter of George Frederic and Lucretia Rhinelander Jones, the young Edith spent much of her childhood in Europe, mainly France, Germany, Italy. There she spent most of her time developing both her gift for languages as well as a deep appreciation for beauty – in art, architecture and literature. Returning to New York in…

Today’s visit to the museum was quite exciting! Having the opportunity to see John Simpsons vision for the museum in its current state, and knowing we could influence the design is a golden opportunity from my perspective. What this signaled for me was the dialogue I had in Amsterdam talking about the flow and the influence of language and historical content in exhibits. I knew when I first saw the Seuss advertisement, I had my eye on a few of them. However, as a dyslexic person writing, and…

What is the physical size of the site, and how many residents and residences does it accommodate? The physical size is 59,800 square foot on a 4.2-acre site, once a smaller derelict housing project surrounded by commercial entities. El Paso Housing Authority complex has 73 unit for senior citizens over the age of 62 many applied but only a few were granted the opportunity to live in the community based on their exemplary track records at previous housing projects and willingness to comply with…

Larkin hides herself in her garden, and the only townspeople who are mentioned are her neighbors who sit in the windows of their homes patiently waiting for the rain to come and watching her. In the lowest point of Mrs. Larkin’s pain, she takes gardening very seriously, becoming “over-vigorous, disreputable, and heedless" (Welty 620) in the eyes of her neighbors. Mrs. Larkin states that she searches not Chestina's "well designed garden plot," but searches "to allow an over-flowering” (Welty 619)…

As there are many impressive and impactful poets out there, Emily Dickinson is to be known as the most awe-inspiring and unique poets of all time. She was known for her actions of opposing the rules of poetry and made poetry into her own style. Even though her life was not full of excitement and pleasure, she organized her poems in a radical and far-reaching manner. Generally now, she is recognized for her death-related poetry; although, she also surrounded her poems with the spiritual mind,…

chemically induced items that are loaded with too much calories and can soon lead to fatal diseases. “Drive thru’s are killing more people than drive bys” (Finlay, Guerrilla Gardening, video). This quote is astonishingly accurate as I heard it in one of the videos this semester. Finlay expresses in his video that promotes home gardening, that fast food is the leading factor to health problems in America. It is shocking that many people are unaware of the consequences of eating processed fast…

Sunflower plants grow well in average to rich soils. They need to grow their roots deep and wide, to enable them to withstand strong winds. If you have a choice, sandy soils are not recommended, as they are easily uprooted in loose soil. Rich soil is important, when growing giant varieties. Contrary to its name, we found they will tolerate some shade as we put them against an east wall of our house every year. However, they will grow their best in full sun. Deep roots help sunflowers to…