More apocalypse, less angst
Yes, this post starts with a picture of kale, because of all the things I grew this year, my kale plants took off like rockets and have lushly provided all summer. Perhaps even a little *too* lushly as I’ve been giving fistfuls of it… Continue Reading “Things that worked in 2009.”
“The pleasure of serving the fruits of home canned food is comparable only to a clear conscience or a very becoming hat!” Joy of Cooking (Photograph from Geek in the Garden’s flickrstream. Squashes from his amazing permaculture project down south) A comment from someone… Continue Reading “Canning tips from my kitchen.”
I’m back at work after a long weekend (flex-Mondays, hooray!) and sifting through the thoughts, projects, ideas percolating through my bloodstream along with the extra-strong americano I drank on the way to work this morning (thanks Brian xoxo). Of course I’ve lots to do… Continue Reading “Thoughts, bullet-style.”
It’s come to this I suppose, a separate blog for my garden to record photographs, thoughts, planting dates and miscellania about the garden at my East Vancouver home on William Street. Not because it’s anything much yet, but I’ve got big, big plans and… Continue Reading “A garden diary.”
I’ve been reading Tess of the D’Urbervilles outloud to Brian this summer (his cataracts make it impossible to read in the sunlight) as it happened to be on my “classics to read before I die list”. We’re getting pretty close to the end of… Continue Reading “Bookish: Tess of the Baskervilles”