http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog Books & Authors Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:49:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to the DreamTime Publishing blog. We love books, all books, even books not published by DreamTime! We have two main purposes for our blog: One is to host an online book club, where readers can respond to our thoughts about books by their favorite authors. Two is to ... http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/online-book-club-and-more (10 points to anyone who can identify the source of that title!) So it seems that we're winding down the DreamTime blogs, but never mind: both Carolyn Haley and I both have ongoing blogs that will in some ways (especially Carolyn's) take up where the DreamTime blogs have left off. Come ... http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish Although you can't really tell in my little corner of the world, summer officially arrived this past weekend. And it's time, now, to start your summer reading lists! What are your plans for this year? I'm excited about taking on 2008 Nobel Prize winner J.M.G. Le Clézio's Wandering Star, which I plan ... http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/time-to-think-about-summer-reading 6/24/09 My blog has moved to a new site: http://adventures-zone3.blogspot.com A year's worth of yard and garden essays remains here. Feel free to dip in at both locations, and enjoy! Carolyn Haley Author: Open Your Heart with Gardens http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/new-location 6/5/09 While doing research for my book, I came across the concept of guerilla gardening. Although it means different things to different people, the version I happened upon was a tongue-in-cheek form of radical counterculture, described on Richard Reynolds' website as "anyone interested in the war against neglect and scarcity of ... http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/guerilla-gardening 5/29/09 Thrice now I've learned the same gardening lesson the hard way. It began years ago when I rescued five spindly phlox from a veritable cave of overgrown foliage. They paid me back by multiplying into a rampant plague I can't control. A few years later, a generous friend donated some evening ... http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/the-value-of-research My stepson recently shared his required reading list with me (he's finishing up his junior year of high school) and a lot of the titles brought back old memories ... and, some of them, a big blank. I vaguely remember reading Of Mice and Men, but could I reliably tell ... http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/back-to-the-classics Last week I wrote about protective coverings for early plantings. Last night I found out how well (or not) they work. Several times since I planted my vegetable patch and container flowers, overnight temps have dipped below freezing. All my plants are under cover, or are easily coverable, with a combination ... http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/jumping-the-gun 5/12/09 This time of year, the warm, sunny days ideal for planting are often followed by crispy nights that will kill whatever you planted. After a decade of riding this rollercoaster, I've compiled an arsenal of coverings designed to warm the soil and/or protect tender seedlings from weather. Most of them ... http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/outfoxing-the-season A paradox often occurs in gardening, when you intentionally do something and get the opposite result. Japanese beetle traps are a common example: Unless you position them exactly right, you'll not only end up with a gazillion stinky dead beetles, but also you'll attract every other beetle in the county ... http://dreamtimepublishing.com/blog/a-really-big-garden-pest