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Don't overlook the ordinary
The humble petunia is extraordinary for its variety and ease of cultivation.
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Why I travel, rather than tour
To view a picture of a cake is hardly to experience a cake.
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When obfuscation is a good thing
Working on a technical book reminds the Monitor's language columnist how language is about connotation as well as denotation.
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My mandate to be bold
A Monitor photographer gets over shyness to be the eyes of a readership.
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Of bovines and waterlines
As we dig a trench, our cows' instincts hinder, then help.
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Color schemes – imported from the Caucasus?
The 'all of the above' identities of the Boston bombing suspects illustrate the conflation of 'color' and religion.
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Picture this...
In a digital age, you'd think school photos would be a snap.
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A fig orchard on your patio
Dwarf fig for container gardening grows outside in summer, comes inside in winter.
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Pie transports me
When the package arrived in Saudi Arabia, it sent me home.
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Kandinsky spoke 'language of color'
Russian-born artist Wassily Kandinsky changed the course of modern art forever.
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Babushka's gift
She was happy to be useful, with little time for unkind thoughts.
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A bus-stop tennis clinic
We were stuck in rural Panama. Then kids began throwing rocks at us.
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Call of the wild: Feed me!
Cute animals brought out a maternal instinct. But then her project grew.
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Put your orchids on ice
They're not as fragile as you think. and here's how to help them thrive.
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A witness in Galilee
The author hikes the 'Jesus Trail' and finds insight and resolve.
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Why ur txt msg isn't that gr8
I long for the audio in communication.
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Grand Central and our station in life
The centennial of New York's famed temple of transport provides an occasion to consider the distinction between 'terminal' and 'station.'
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Dogged bovines
As dusk approaches, they gather at the fence and stare inside the cabin.
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In search of 'swag'
To me, it meant stolen goods; but what did it mean to my teen son?
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Feathered affection
A city girl discovers the gift of chickens.
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