Author Archives: nancymack

One day as I was stopping for the light at 6th and Stevens I was stunned to see that the big trees across the street were gone. I loved those trees. I called the arborist and he told me that … Continue reading →

It’s the ninth anniversary of Susie’s death and I still expect her to call. I want to walk into my apartment and hear her voice on my answering machine, “Hey, Mom, it’s Susie” That’s not going to happen this day … Continue reading →

I just watched Julie and Julia and now I know I don’t write these blogs often enough or up to date enough. So I’ll start now. Tree planting starts tomorrow, but first I want to comment about a couple of … Continue reading →

The trees are planted, the tree-grams are hanging from the branches, the tree kibbles are eaten and the snow is falling. Now is a good time to think back about this fall’s trees before I start planning for the spring. … Continue reading →

It was a whirlwind fall of tree plantings. Tree #112 in Spokane and the 10th tree in Spokane County were planted last week. Tomorrow I head to Connecticut to spend Thanksgiving with family and to visit my brother’s tree. While … Continue reading →

The supplies are all ready and I’m prepared for the big push – five plantings in eight days. Monday starts with St Aloysis at 10:45. Those students have read lots and lots of books and voted for a yellowwood to … Continue reading →

I looked in the drawer and there were no supplies – I’d used them all up in Chattanooga. So it was off to the hardware store to buy biodegradable twine and then I cut it up. Then off to Super … Continue reading →

I’m just back from our first (and I hope annual) neighborhood tree walk to choose the Cliff-Cannon Tree of the Year. And the winner is: a beautiful magnolia in the 1100 block of S Wall. The family passed around photos … Continue reading →

This morning I hope there will a good crowd walking the Cliff-Cannon neighborhood looking at four nominated trees for our Neighborhood Tree of the Year. We’re going to meet at Cliff Park at 10:30 and walk and look for the … Continue reading →

I’m back from Chattanooga and I’m as high as a tree in a redwood forest. It would take a fire truck with a really long ladder to get me down and I’m not sure I’d let the firemen bring me … Continue reading →