Fiction, Essay, Photography … Sometimes Vampires
Had to take a long drive for work tasks, but turned it into a solo daytrip. Little Pennsylvania towns give me big inspiration these days. Imagine all of this set to "Temple" by Kings of Leon, over and over on the highway. Downington: Valley Forge: New Hope:
We had a late April frost and then an early May heatwave, so the first TWO rounds of my sprouts for raised bed veggies were toast. I had to start over so many times it felt like I'd never get to eat out of my garden this summer. Then came the "Sturgeon Moon," and my… Continue reading Bearing Fruit
This is just about the time when the sun waking me up before 6 a.m. starts to feel sinister, like a cruel master. This is the point of summer when the heat and humidity are oppressive and I just want to hide in the shade with a book. Or lock myself indoors. Mid-July is summer… Continue reading Mid-July Is Horror Season
As we were closing on our house, we noticed two dead trees and negotiated to have them removed. (The intense wind storms we now face made that ESSENTIAL). So, we had a stump. It took two years for a stump-grinder to free up -- they're even expensive to rent! Finally, the stump was ground. So,… Continue reading Pollinator Patch
THEY BECOME COBBLER! Or, buckle? Or, pie. Smoothies too but I have been making some sort of berry dessert to share every week for a long time now. A blueberry-buckle-making-kit was given as a gift, and I can confirm a buckle was made! June ended, a beloved month. I broke my record for *counting* steps:… Continue reading What Berries Become
Laura Eppinger 