"My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias." ~William Allen White. ...
Garden
An Agricultural Act
"Eating is an agricultural act." ~Wendell Berry ...
The Pumpkin Jungle
Our summer garden (or Pumpkin Jungle as I like to call it) is really loving the hot weather, and I'm pretty sure the pumpkins are trying to take over the world. The pumpkin vines ran out of room so they just decided to go up and over the back fence. I am sure we'll have some adventures this fall looking for pumpkins down the hill behind the garden. Dude the Scarecrow is being ...
Golden Sunflowers
"We're all golden sunflowers inside." ~Allen Ginsberg ...
Garlic Harvest
It's the time of year when pantry shelves, freezers and attics begin to fill up with the harvest. Our attic eaves are starting to collect a whole array of wonderful things including braids of this year's Nootka Rose garlic crop. This heirloom silverskin softneck variety originated on Washington State's San Juan Islands and is late maturing and rust resistant. I have been growing Nootka Rose ...
Lavender Harvest
I have a case of lavender love. Why? Because of the aroma, because of it's soothing qualities, because it is so beautiful and because it is so purple, I am completely enamored. I look forward to harvesting and drying the bundles every summer, because it is seriously like a spa experience in the garden. When I was a kid I couldn't care less about lavender. I thought it was just a scent that uppity ...
Love is the Flower
"Love is the flower you've got to let grow." ~John Lennon ...