I hope everyone who celebrates Easter and Passover had a wonderful holiday season. I did some celebrating yesterday myself because it was my birthday. James performed his usual kitchen magic and made me a carrot cake and coffee n’ice cream. So. Very. Yummy. I did something yesterday I have never done before on my birthday …
Category: Gardening
Stutter Stepping into Spring
Spring is a two steps forward and one step back affair. Bike commuting last week I wore shorts—in March!—on the way home one day, then two days of riding in the rain followed by two days of moderately layered. The rain was refreshing and cleansing and caused me to start remembering all the spots on …
Springy
Sunbathing After a week of thawing and carefully biking to work on puddles frozen overnight, then biking home through what were practically small ponds, we’ve achieved 55F/13C! It feels so warm that I have a quilt hanging out on the line to dry instead of indoors on a drying rack. And it feels so warm …
Let the Seed Starting Begin!
It’s almost the last weekend in February and the polar vortex has finally departed, so what does that mean? It’s seed starting time! Technically I should wait until next weekend, but I need some growing green friends to care for right now, and really what difference will one week make? Seed starting for me over …
