April 26, 2023 at 12:15 pm
Editor’s Note: The Spectator is reaching into Michelle Smith’s gardening column archive for some weekly advice that is as relevant now as when it was first written in May 2017. What to do this week Okay, up off the couch! It’s time to plant trees. What’s that? It’s cold and rainyRead More
April 19, 2023 at 11:45 am
Editor’s Note: The Spectator is reaching into Michelle Smith’s gardening column archive for some weekly advice that is as relevant now as when it was first written. This column last appeared on 22 April 2020. What to do this week This is a great time of year to talk about soilRead...
April 12, 2023 at 12:38 pm
Part 1: Tigray The evil of modern states is their power to decide who eats. Russel Lawrence Barsh, ‘The Nature and Power of North American Political Systems,’ American Indian Quarterly (1986) In mid-February, heads of state and government of the African Union (AU) convened at the organization’s headquarters inRead More
April 12, 2023 at 12:30 pm
Editor’s Note: This column last appeared on 3 April 2019. What to do this week It’s about time to start tomato seedlings inside to have them ready for transplanting at the beginning of June. Each year I agonize over the wide variety of colors, textures and sizes available. IRead More
March 31, 2023 at 11:45 am
Poker Face I haven’t enjoyed a TV series as much as I enjoyed Natasha Lyonne’s Poker Face in a very long time. It’s not a “Golden Age of TV”-style show like Deadwood or The Sopranos or Mad Men (all of which I also enjoyed very much), it’s a throwback toRead...
March 29, 2023 at 11:30 am
Editor’s Note: This column first appeared on 28 March 2018. What to do this week If you have a greenhouse, that perfect place that will be housing some of those seedlings from the crowded windowsills very soon, this week is a great time to get it cleaned up andRead More
March 22, 2023 at 12:00 pm
Editor’s Note: This column first appeared on 21 March 2018. What to do this week This week is a good time to talk about a couple of things you might want to get to around the garden soon. One of those things is any plants you might have broughtRead More