This is not a rabbit but an Asiatic lily, var. "Tango" Even as we were literally beating the bushes around the garden trying to evict the second of the two baby rabbits, I read a blog post from an intentional community farm (whose name I cannot at the moment recall) about slow clothing and creating …
Had a Little Vacation
Oh friends, what times we live in! You have probably heard about the assassination of Minnesota State Senator Melissa Hortman, her husband and their dog, and the attempted assassination of State Senator Jim Hoffman and his wife, as well as the many names of other people on Boelter’s list. Neither Hortman nor Hoffman are my …
Eat Your Weeds
Chives and catmint blooming in the herb spiral Hello friends, it’s been a minute. When it’s between the garden and sitting down to write a post about the garden, the garden wins every time. Priorities! Everything but for a few still too small to plant out perennials started from seeds is finally planted, which means …
Hot and Cold
Front yard apple tree garden It’s been a week of highs and lows. Last week on Sunday we ended up breaking a temperature record for the day when we hit the 90F/32C mark. Then the temperatures remained hot, just below 90F/32C, through Thursday when a big storm rumbled through in the middled of the afternoon. …
