Planting Wonder
I wrote this a few days ago and just happened to find out that April is National Poetry Month. Apparently that was all the motivation I needed to share this. With great trepidation, and a middle finger...
View ArticleNurtured by Food– Moving Towards Awe
“The words “wow” and “awe” are the same height and width, all w‘s and short vowels. They could dance together. Even when, maybe especially when, we don’t cooperate, this energy–the breath, the glory,...
View ArticleMay’s House Salad
My vegetable garden’s kale, chard, mustard greens, broccoli, lettuce and brussel sprouts all survived the winter, providing us with sprouts, raab, and green leaves for weeks. As many shot up in height...
View ArticleOur Yard: Before and After
In April we signed a lease for our third year in this home. When we’re finished with this year, we will have lived here longer than any other spot during our marriage. Even the two homes we owned! We...
View ArticleMy Balance with Growing Food
My kitchen currently smells like the odd combination of garlic, apricots, peaches, and nectarcots (which are so delicious!!!). Our beloved fruit CSA started a few weeks ago. The box comes Wednesdays...
View ArticleA savory summer tradition
Some of our summer traditions outshine others. Splashing in Puget Sound or one of Seattle’s many free wading pools. Pretty fabulous. Eating farm-fresh fruit and vegetables. Divine. Several months...
View ArticleBirth
In a bit over a week my youngest son turns four. He understands enough about time to realize April is his birthday month, but not enough to comprehend that waiting NINE MORE DAYS means it’s also not...
View ArticleWhite chocolate raspberry brownie bars
We’ve hit the point of summer in which I must suppress my alter ego, Nighttime Ninja Harvester. On our block alone there are two huge raspberry patches covered with berries, most of which are rotting...
View ArticleSpring’s call
After a few weeks of increasingly anxious waiting, good news keeps bursting from the ground. Harry secured a contract for a few months that might become full-time work. The boys were accepted into a...
View ArticleApril 21
First of all, I feel bound to inform those of you who didn’t realize it that I posted about losing our beloved cow Tulip on April Fool’s Day. She never existed, but I did capture those pictures of cows...
View ArticleRehabilitation
“Kathleen! Do you have a moment?” my neighbor asked after spotting Miles and I pull up by bike one afternoon last week. “I’ve been wanting to tell you this for weeks. Has anyone told you about Mrs....
View ArticleTransforming our neglected property
Contemplating Mrs. Brown made me want to share about our landscape’s ongoing makeover! Most of our efforts the past four years have required a hefty amount of observation, research, planning, muscle...
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