Fall is in the air. No need to look at the calendar; there are signs everywhere.
Harvested at the end of July, my garlic has dried enough to cut, clean, and store. One drying screen almost done. One more to go.
Seed saving begins for many of my lettuces and leafy vegetables. This is Chinese Cabbage. Tiny little things, aren’t they?
This is one plant’s worth.
I like to collect enough seeds to also have some to trade on Seed … Read More
Wink has been with us for three weeks now. He is as sweet a dog as I have ever come across. He’s so cute and cuddly and full of love that everyone who meets him can’t help but say, “Awwww…”
And then they can’t help but pick him up, for which they’ll receive a tiny face bath for their troubles.
Friends have threatened to slip him into their coat pockets and steal away with him.
His mere presence makes grown … Read More
Last night, Cait came running into the kitchen, screaming. Heart pounding, I raced in from outside to see what was wrong. She’d just hung up with one of her best friends, who’d called to say that she’d just received an offer from a publishing house to publish her first children’s story.
This friend of Cait’s is the kind of kid that you’d wish for good things to happen to. She’s a wonderful girl who doesn’t have the easiest of lives … Read More
— To cook up all this zucchini. This is one week’s worth.
You’ve seen Monster Trucks. How about Monster Zucchinis?
Actually, it’s just one of my seed zucchinis from which I’ll save seeds for next year’s crop.
I’ve shared two of my favorite zucchini recipes here.
This is another family favorite.
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3 c. coarsely grated zucchini
2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 tsp. flour 1 tbs minced garlic Salt and black | |
I think it was John Lennon who said, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”
Well “life” sure has been happenin’ around here. Not least of which is that I’ve somehow been roped into adding a third dog to our crew.
It all started when Cait began making serious noise again about wanting her own little dog (emphasis on little). Having zero interest in adding a third dog, I told her to take it up … Read More
It’s been about a month since I planted my garden.
Here’s how it started.
Here’s what it looks like one month later. What a little sun and rain will do, when you start with good dirt…
Without a wide-angle lens, I can’t get the whole thing in. But you get the idea.
So far, we’ve enjoyed Swiss Chard, Bok Choy, the usual lettuces, peas, snow peas, beets, all kinds of herbs (most of which I dry for use throughout the … Read More
From the mailbag: Hannah writes: I’ve been writing a novel and have been stuck for weeks. That’s my pattern: I write a little, get stuck, have a breakthrough, write again, etc. It often feels like torture. I’m wondering if you also have this problem and if you’ve found a way to overcome it. I’ve read that it’s a good idea to start with an outline, but doesn’t that work better for non-fiction? For fiction, it seems like it would clash … Read More
