Busy
Everything is out of the pantry. Two bagsful of old and unused grains, spices, seeds, and nuts are ready for the compost. Empty mason jars are stored on top of the upper cupboards to...
Seedlings
I’ve started planting seeds and seedlings. One of my favorite things is to see seeds sprout, to watch that baby plant establish itself, and to take care of it and see it grow. Here’s...
Home
Here I am, drinking coffee in the garden of my step-son-in-law, Stonington, Connecticut. This was last Saturday, the morning after our return from France. Travel does not mean what it used to mean to...
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...
Connections
This is my scribble cloth, that I used to test a few calligraphy pens with the soymilk-based pigment paint. Looks messy, and like something I wouldn’t want to show anyone. Then as I was...
Noticing
A new thought – I should really know how many trunks there are on the birch at the top of our driveway. So I counted them. Five. And there’s another birch next to it,...
Not knowing, but learning
I haven’t felt like blogging for a week. Every day, I say, I’ll post today. Then I don’t. Who knows what that’s about. I’m getting used to not having to find a reason for...