Went for a walk. Twisted my ankle. Fractured my elbow.
First Frost
We woke up this morning to frost, and tomorrow holds snow. The cosmos survived the frost. They are resilient things.…
Unintended Hydroponics
Found this growing under the dish drainer in the sink. Huh. Apparently I’m not much of a housekeeper, but I…
Blooming Fall
Proof that dahlias do, indeed, grow from seed. They are not the colors I would have chosen, and they are…
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…
What I Did Instead of Gardening
Vacation. One would think there would be much gardening. But no. Instead, at the insistence of one small boy I…
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…
