MY CSA SHARE STARTED FOR THE YEAR!! Just trust me on this: Slice up a raw radish and eat with high-quality salted butter. THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT COBBLERS! Weekly fresh strawberries have been a dream: Last year we ripped out the backyard sod and seeded a non-flowering clover, to fill in the lawn (after mowing… Continue reading A few minor announcements …
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Blossom Season
Lots of early spring plants are flowering on the East Coast so their stinky pollen fills the air. It's worth it to see some color on the trees, I think: Also: Happy National Poetry Month! On the first day of spring, my order of heirloom seeds arrived: It just so happened that during the first… Continue reading Blossom Season
Bearing Fruit
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
Pollinator Patch
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
BUY MY BOOK! under a blue moon
I will NEVER forget this past Leo season. I am a Leo (sun) and even I was stretched to my social limits. We had two full moons during this August (the second one over the weekend is called a "blue moon") and two big events in my life pushed me back into the spotlight: 1)… Continue reading BUY MY BOOK! under a blue moon