Part of the feral garden It is the time of the season when the garden has gone feral, relieving me of all illusions that I ever had any control over anything. At first I feel horror, what sort of terrible gardener am I to allow such wanton wildness? The glossy pages of a garden magazine …
Reading and Gardening
Morning glories behind my sun scorched honeyberry I got a second COVID booster Friday afternoon and I expected the side effects would be very much like the last booster—sore arm, headache, and really tired for about 36 hours. So I was super surprised that after the headache I got vertigo. It wasn’t bad. As long …
Always a Beginner
For all the years I have grown a garden, at home when I was a kid, on a sunny balcony in containers, in my own little slice of urban yard, I have learned a lot, mostly by trial and error but also through reading and talking to people. And I know there is so much …
For the Birds
I have not managed to make the time to write a proper post this weekend, but that's ok. It's good to do the things that need to be done when they need to be done, like write a letter to an old friend who needs some kind words, or go grocery shopping, or talk on …
Now We’re Cookin’!
Two years ago James and I decided to replace our gas range with an electric one. The gas range was 20-years-old and the control panel was cracked and wearing out. But then COVID struck and no way were we going to have someone in our house. So we waited. The cracked timer button broke. The …
