Two Good Hours

These days, what with the job and the kid and all, I count my garden time in precious hours, not…

Solid

I am proved a solid shipwright.  Two small boys rode out a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in the crow’s nest of…

An Unexpected Harvest

I got home from Nigeria on Saturday evening, and almost immediately (after hugging my boys and being licked by the…

Garden Blahs

There are times I just don’t care about the damned garden.  There, I’ve said it.  It sits out there, all…

Don’t Blink

I was away for a week, and my garden behaved like a teenager with an empty house, throwing a party…

Onions

My first experiment with onions.  I think I’ll do it again – easy, inexpensive, and somehow very satisfying.  There must…

A Hot Harvest

It is hot.  Too hot for June.  Despite the heat, spent a couple of hours eating, drinking, harvesting, and washing…

Small Fruits

The berries are in.  Yesterday we picked the first blueberries, and the first currant.  Noah ate three of the four…