We’ve been talking about garden stuff! Around here the past couple of weeks. We’ve pruned and we’ve gleaned. It seems I am going backward with the entire process because today we will talk about planting. Soil is important to seeds. We lived in the country for thirty years and we know a thing or two… [Read More]
garden
nesting
Every year around this time something happens in me. This little inner voice begins whispering, “Be prepared.” It’s more than nut-gathering. It is more like a strong desire to take stock and prepare for the coming season. So, this past Saturday early in the morning I began defrosting our freezer and then I headed to… [Read More]
the dirt life
I was in the garden the other morning tackling a job I had put off long enough – weeding one of the raised beds. As I pulled the weeds out by their roots (ya gotta get the roots!) the thought occurred to me that there were no worms in the bed. Worms are a very… [Read More]
good friday
the day to remember fear | horror | disgust | anguish being chased by an angry steer finding a flock of hens – headless uncaring eyes of the dog-owner whose savage canine slaughtered two innocent, loved goats early morning phone calls, “he’s dead, he’s dead.” tears like blood a splintered cross-beam ringing of a blacksmith’s… [Read More]
what to do with all that … zucchini!
ZUCCHINI PIE (great recipe from Lisa Rainey) 4 cups zucchini, thin slices 1 cup coarse chopped onion 2 tsp olive oil 2 med. tomatoes chopped & drained (I use sun-dried tomatoes, chopped 1/2 cup) 2 Tsp fresh parsley or 1 Tsp dried parsley 1 or 2 cloves garlic(minced or pressed) 1 tsp dried or fresh… [Read More]
summer thyme
The past two days have been what summer is supposed to be. I just can’t say it enough, “I LOVE SUMMER.” The breeze is gentle. The temps are near perfect – 83 degrees. The grass is mowed. The garlic is harvested. The porch is clean. The fountain is flowing. The creek is babbling. The flowers… [Read More]
Aunt Lou
In the summer of 1966 I sat under some tall trees, at a picnic table, in my Aunt Lou’s backyard – she had a colorful assortment of flowers growing under the shade of the trees – we were wondering how they grew so well in such deep shade. My Aunt explained that the nursery clerk… [Read More]