Monthly Archives: November 2014

Author: Heather Hacking Theoretically, “black Friday” is the official kick-off for the holiday shopping season. I don’t know who anyone thinks they are kidding. For weeks my Costco shopping experience has included a walk past the $70 ceramic bear holding … Continue reading →

Did I kill my Daphne odoro, my luscious, variegated daphne that has bloomed fragrantly every Valentine’s Day for years? Hint to whoever loves me: a new Daphne odoro (preferably the kind with variegated leaves) would be a superb choice for … Continue reading →

Author: Heather Hacking hhacking@chicoer.com @HeatherHacking on Twitter Life is not the way it looks in the magazines. If it was, all women would have flawless skin. Views from hotel rooms would be perpetually backlit by sunsets. If real life was … Continue reading →

By Heather Hacking, Chico Enterprise-Record The good ones are usually taken. I wrote a note on a kitty collar, hoping no one would respond. Heather Hacking — Enterprise-Record My hopes for a new addition to the family have been officially … Continue reading →

Author: Heather Hacking hhacking@chicoer.com @HeatherHacking on Twitter If I was an entrepreneur instead of a writer, this drought would have me dreaming up new, undeniably necessary products for gardeners who are struggling through dry times. Perhaps I would open a … Continue reading →

Author: Heather Hacking hhacking@chicoer.com @HeatherHacking on Twitter If my mother was digitalized by Disney animators, she would be one of the good fairies. They would paint her with rosy cheeks and wearing a billowy skirt in a primary color. Her … Continue reading →

Author: Heather Hacking hhacking@chicoer.com @HeatherHacking on Twitter We’re in a drought. I just moved. My new house has a terrible, messy mimosa tree as a primary feature. Maybe I’ll focus on cactus gardening. A reader named Don Rostimo called a … Continue reading →

Life is not quite settled at the new abode, but I can already feel that the change will be good. The paint is fresh. One truckload for donations, another truckload to the dump. I dusted each old household item before … Continue reading →

By Heather Hacking 07/17/2014 My stashed and saved treasures of 45 years have been sorted and stacked, shifted and shoved. Last week I spent every non-work hour cleaning the inside of the old house and this week I will focus … Continue reading →