tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post115469406513974857..comments2024-02-14T07:29:25.919-05:00Comments on Cook Ding's Kitchen: Another Chinese GardenRick Matzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-1155085601412303272006-08-08T21:06:00.000-04:002006-08-08T21:06:00.000-04:00I don't know. I have to find it first. Or perhaps ...I don't know. I have to find it first. Or perhaps it will find me.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-1154998705280877632006-08-07T20:58:00.000-04:002006-08-07T20:58:00.000-04:00what kind of land and surroundings are in your min...what kind of land and surroundings are in your mind? near water is a givenms_lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999098267891256848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-1154951607478905622006-08-07T07:53:00.000-04:002006-08-07T07:53:00.000-04:00"A Proper Garden" - I don't really have many preco..."A Proper Garden" - I don't really have many preconceived ideas. Only a few vague notions. A lot would depend on the land and surroundings. <BR/><BR/>I don't think it would be something designed and executed, as much as it would be refined a bit at a time over the years.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-1154921778774442862006-08-06T23:36:00.000-04:002006-08-06T23:36:00.000-04:00thoughts of retirement are taking more and more of...thoughts of retirement are taking more and more of your mind share. ramping up towards a new career has consumed mine.<BR/><BR/>when you say proper garden, do you have something similar to the chinese garden pictured in mind? <BR/><BR/>ever been to the chicago botanical gardens? i can imagine an early sunday stroll there would seem like pure heaven.<BR/><BR/>i took a local garden tour 2 weekends ago. garden tours are a great way to pick up ideas.<BR/><BR/>a garden designed for your personal relaxation will have to be one that builds itself, with your sweat assistancems_lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999098267891256848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13961468.post-1154736735185502412006-08-04T20:12:00.000-04:002006-08-04T20:12:00.000-04:00As I'm approaching 50, retirement is taking more a...As I'm approaching 50, retirement is taking more and more of my mind share. A friend suggested that I make a list of 10 things I want to do in retirement. One of them is to build a proper garden in which to relax.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.com