Category Gardening

Gardening, Music

Pumpkin Harvest to Cherub Rock: A Halloween Reflection on Music, Literature, and Faith

Cover image for a Halloween blog post featuring a backyard pumpkin harvest, 90s alt-rock themes, and Catholic Hallowtide traditions.

From backyard pumpkin harvests to 90s alt-rock, Dostoevsky's cherubs, and the true Catholic roots of Hallowtide—explore a unique Halloween reflection.

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October 27, 2026

Gardening

Maggot Infested Walnuts and Red Potatoes

Inside husk of black walnuts infested with maggots.

Harvested some black walnuts (many, of course, had maggots) and red potatoes in mid-October.

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October 13, 2025

Fitness, Gardening

Garden is Still Producing in the Midst of Halloween Season

Halloween decorations at Basswood / North River Road intersection in Warren, Ohio

I ate a Hairy Cat's Ear at dinner tonight; it's Halloween Season after all, and my garden is still producing!

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October 4, 2025

Gardening

Mammoth Sunflowers Thriving in Late Summer

Mammoth Sunflowers as of mid-September in the 2025 Victory Garden.

Two pictures of some mammoth sunflowers and dwarf sunflowers in my 2025 Victory Garden as of mid-September.

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September 14, 2025