Around here
White starry asters are now blooming in the front garden. And echinacea. And one late cranebill geranium. I wanted to replace the globe thistle at the end of my perennial rock garden. I tried...
Author: Catherine
rain, wind, onions
We are going through the outskirts of Hurricane Lee. It’s dark, noisy with wind. lots of rain. Not that unusual. The only plans we had today were to participate in workday at the community...
It’s a process
All the tomatoes are coming at once. The windowsill and much of two counters by the stove are covered with them. I really love those yellow-orange ones. They are like the sun. Oddly enough,...
Late summer in the hoophouse
We put the cover back on the hoophouse. The idea was that it would trap some heat in there and help ripen the tomatoes and tomatillos that are growing there. Ever since we did...
Still in progress, but better
I’ve done a lot of cleaning and organizing. My art room feels better. Not there yet. My work desk is an old wallpaperer’s table. It’s just the right dimensions for the space, which thrills...
Hot
It may be the hottest day of the summer so far. The car thermometer read 88 degrees. I took a walk early. The sky had the whitish layer of haze that represents heat. The...
September
It doesn’t seem like we really had summer this year. It was 47 degrees this morning! But it’s September, and I welcome the new month. I am really enjoying the circle garden. The native...