November!
I feel glad that November is here. My phrase for this month is “November invites.” I like the soft “v” sounds in both words. I stayed home today instead of going out and being...
Category: garden
No Kings, October 18
(Updated to include names of indigenous speakers) We attended a No Kings rally in Ellsworth, Maine, on Saturday. The weather was beautiful. I started out with a coat on, but I shed it as...
Terma
Terma – Tibetan word meaning something like “hidden treasures” I discovered two termas, one inside the other. The first on Saturday, when I was cleaning up the garden. There was something that looked like...
Harvest time
The onion crop was great this year. This is about half of the total. We eat a lot of onions, but I don’t know if we can consume this crop before it goes bad....
Cheers
Goodbye, September – it’s been a pleasure, at least in the little homely world of my garden. Thanks for all your gifts.
Squash fest
This is the squash garden at home. Framed by a mullein in the back left, and beans at the right. I really enjoy growing winter squash. Its growth and harvest spans the summer season...
I love my garden
This is our plot at the community garden. It stretches from the onions through the winter squash back to the tall sunflower. The trellised squash on the right belongs to someone else. It is...