Spring on Wings: A Celebration When you think of spring, what pops up? Daffodils, crocus, cherry blossoms? Me too, but there is something else. Something equally joyful but insistent the way a flower is not. It is the chorus of robins that start in around 5:30 to 6:00 … [Read more...]
Helping the New Gardener (who helped You?)
“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...]
Flash: Hospital Gowns Get Breezy
photo credit: mtsofan via photopin cc Why is the woman in this photograph so grouchy? You might be grouchy too in her shoes, wait…..make that crinkly blue booties. But maybe it’s not just the broken arm or the fetching cap or the beeping machines all around. Maybe there’s … [Read more...]
First Garden: do unto your dirt
My very first garden is right up there with Italy, sex, and Spaghetti Carbonara. Some people won’t believe me but they’ve never grabbed the colander and raced out to the garden to dig fingerling potatoes, multi-colored carrots, Italian parsley and San Marzanos for the pot roast. … [Read more...]
Winter Solstice 2012: Jenny’s garden
On one of the blogs I follow (http://gardenseyeview.com/2012/12/01/seasonal-celebrations-winter-solistice-2012/) the author challenged her readers to examine the meaning that the solstice had for them. I haven’t contributed to her site before, but the question struck a chord this … [Read more...]