Earthworks
We spent most of yesterday outdoors. Spring is calling loudly. We had a lot of rain last night so that’s a reason to take it easy inside today. Yesterday morning was the community garden...
Category: garden
Harvesting soil
“Time is fed by soil.” Jay Griffiths, “Dwelling on Earth” I was shoveling compost and by coincidence (or not), listening to a very poetic podcast from Emergence Magazine all about soil. Link to Apple...
A few days in the garden
Sunny and warm days. There is a lot to be done. But here I’m taking time to enjoy some plants.
A garden interlude
Warmer temperatures and most importantly, no cold wind. A good day to get some gardening done. Sam put old hay from the chicken coop on top of the compost pile. Supposedly, the pile on...
The winter garden
It was 10 degrees F outdoors this morning. With a light snowfall overnight. But the sunlight is getting stronger and lasting longer each day. The plants in the hoophouse should be showing signs of...
Bounty
I am taking some time to feel gratitude today. For plants, for my garden, for all the giving that goes on in the world. And look at this! A fresh angel wing begonia sprout...
Red onion skins
I’m going to make a second sewn-over-straps book. The first used yellow onion skins on the cover, this one will use red. I procrastinated dyeing this paper because the dyeing process all seemed like...