“I want to tell you about a scrap of time that is immeasurable.” — Ida Fink

July in the South brings us challenging heat, humidity and sometimes periods of drought.

Middle Tennessee just had its ninth consecutive month of above-average rainfall which is a rare occurrence. We are now more than a foot above normal on rainfall for the year.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way.” — Charles Dickens

On this the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence I am moved to write of my love for our homeland, the United States of America.

In the United States, fireworks are commonly used to celebrate holidays and special events. The National Safety Council advises that the safest way to view fireworks is to attend a professional firework show.

It is official now — the heavy rainfall on Sunday put us over our normal amount for June and we have now had nine consecutive months of above normal rainfall.

Healthy soil should be our goal since soil is the foundation for our plants.

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” — Anne Lamott

“My times are in your hands!” (Psalm 31:15)

It is hard to believe that my father, Frank G. Clement, would have been 100 years old if he were still alive today.

It just happens that I am writing this column on Juneteenth. I have known about the Juneteenth celebration for a number of years, but apparently, it’s something new for most Americans who share my skin color.

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An unsettled weather pattern will be the story through midweek with numerous showers and thunderstorms.

It has been an interesting week.

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“The only reason we do not have revival is, we are content to live without it.” — Leonard Ravenhill

What a beautiful weekend we enjoyed across Middle Tennessee with unusually low humidity for mid-June.

In a post on Facebook recently I found the story of a couple of remarkable women — Helga and Clara Estby. 

There are several culinary herbs that are recommended for the herb or kitchen garden, and the highly esteemed French Tarragon is one of them.

“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.” (Matthew 23:37-38)