“OMG HIIIIIIII! I HAVEN’T SEEN YOU IN SO LONG!!!! HOW ARE YOU?!?!? I HAVE REALLY BAD NEWWWWWWWS!” I had stepped into the Bevvy Mart in Wrightsville Beach after a really long and awful day involving the Municipal golf course and the accountant. (Want that story? Reply. I’ll tell you …
Planning Email Campaigns for the Future
Katie and Heather co-wrote an article for Grower Talks August 2025 all about batching your emails ahead of spring. …
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We Need To Talk About Helen
"You absolutely MUST visit Helen," the person on zoom said to me. "Where is Helen? WHAT is Helen?" I asked. "It's in Georgia," they said. "I've never seen anything like it." Question: WAS THIS YOU? On zoom with me? Can you please write back and tell me because I talked to …
This will come as no surprise
On December 23, 2024 my family went to St. Elmo's steakhouse in downtown Indianapolis for dinner. Mom, Dad, Joe (my husband), me, Emily (my sister), Nathan (my brother-in-law), and Elzer, my niece. I could not help but think of it is a kind of "last supper" because I knew we …
This email could have been a Thread
This morning I was at the dermatologist for a follow up visit because shortly after I sent my last newsletter about GOING THROUGH IT I was diagnosed with Polymorphic Light Eruption. (PMLE.) What is that? It means I am ALLERGIC TO THE SUN. My dudes, I think I might be a real life …
Going on a squeegee hunt?
It went something like this: Going on a squeegee huntGOING ON A SQUEEGEE HUNT Gonna catch a big oneGONNA CATCH A BIG ONE I'm not afraidI'M NOT AFRAID But what's that up ahead?BUT WHAT'S THAT UP AHEAD? A big field of grassA BIG FIELD OF GRASS! Can't go over itCAN'T GO OVER …
Looking for a Reasonable Price
I was sitting in my parents' house in Indianapolis watching Facebook lives of National Guard helicopters land in the mall parking lot. After Hurricane Florence blew through (or, rather, sat, dumping rain in one place for three days), Wilmington turned into an island. The group that sprouted up at …
Cultivating Place: Embracing Rest, Reflection, and Growth with Katie Elzer-Peters
This week on Cultivating Place, Ben Futa welcomed a special guest who knows a thing or two about both growing plants and growing businesses—Katie Elzer-Peters, the founder of The Garden of Words. Katie, a lifelong plant enthusiast, storyteller, and digital marketing expert, shared her …
