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Porch Sitting: an August state of mind

August 10, 2013 By Susan Troccolo

  We told the realtor: “the porch swing is included in the deal, or no deal.” The house had a big white wraparound porch. How could the sale not include the porch swing? It would have been a porch sitting day too, but only after that scorching ball of heat went to bed. It was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Birds and Bees, Harvest, Life, Seasons in a Portland Garden, The Writing Life, Wordseeds: Writers in the Garden Tagged With: hummingbirds, hydrangeas and color, porch sitting, porch swings, seasons

Summer Pasta

July 30, 2013 By Susan Troccolo

This is one of my favorite recipes for fresh heirloom tomatoes and basil right from the garden. Everything about it is fresh and light and speaks of summer. The tomatoes are not cooked, they are sliced warm right from the garden, so the dish is quick—once the pasta is al dente, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Harvest, Seasons in a Portland Garden Tagged With: gluten-free pasta, heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella, pasta d'estate, summer pasta, Susan Troccolo

Helping the New Gardener (who helped You?)

February 8, 2013 By Susan Troccolo

  “And where does satisfaction come from? I think it comes from contact with the materials And lives of this world, from the mutual dependence Of creatures upon one another, from fellow feeling.” Wendell Berry, The Gift of Good Land   There is something about a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friends, Harvest, Life, Seasons in a Portland Garden Tagged With: Friends, Life, neighbors, new gardener, Seasons in a Portland Garden

Welcome

December 5, 2012 By Susan Troccolo

Welcome Readers, Thanks so much for stopping by. This site has been designed as a creative home away from home, online digs for work in progress, a place to play and a place to connect. Since bloggers blog at the pleasure of our readers, you wonder what life, change, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Aging: Gamesmanship and Strategy, Beyond Cancer, Change, Friends, Grief and Loss, Harvest, Letters to Jenny, Life, Love, Marriage, Mentors, Seasons in a Portland Garden, The Writing Life, Travel, Volunteering, Wordseeds: Writers in the Garden

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