—be sure to water them. I declared my intention to grow flowers in memory of my husband. He was a much better gardener than I. Of course, I had to weed first. Winter brought us a lot of rain, which resulted in an extra large crop of weeds (still undefeated). Many I can’t name, butContinue reading “If you plant seeds—”
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Playing catch-up
Sophie is well. She did stop eating grass and—aside from being unwilling to take evening walks in this heat—is doing okay. She’s none the worse for the spider (or whatever) bite she suffered, and eager for her morning walks in the coolest part of the day. The ground squirrel strikes again. My hopeful Armenian cucumberContinue reading “Playing catch-up”
Small Steps
Last week, I made a minor breakthrough toward finishing my sci-fi trilogy. The following day, I continued that trend. Then two, three days went by—busy days—with no progress. On Sunday, I made a promise to myself. Just for this week, I will set my timer for 15 minutes and I will write. I began thatContinue reading “Small Steps”
Variations on a Theme
I was without ideas for a blog this week, not wanting to write about the elimination diet I’m on for a gastro-intestinal issue. But really, I only needed to bring my focus to the outer world to find related topics. An Eruption of Mushrooms Mushrooms erupted in a corner of one of the raised gardenContinue reading “Variations on a Theme”
Spring is coming
Our bulbs seem taller each day. Here’s a garden report: The spinach is sprouting. I planted the seeds in three batches, two weeks apart. The seeds didn’t care. They all decided when it was time and began popping up. The kale is a little more reluctant. And so far, nothing from the snap peas inContinue reading “Spring is coming”
Ironies—
A brief report this week, due to non-writing pursuits. My focus has been on taxes (I was late last year), and some personal issues. Ironically, that means I’m spending more time watching DVDs while knitting a cap, activities to counteract the tedium which dries up my creative juices. I found the yarn in a thriftContinue reading “Ironies—”
A love letter
This is a love letter to the world. Earth is our amazing home. Although I’m writing a trilogy involving another planet, and I’m reading Aurora Rising (Aurora Cycle_01) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, and I watch Babylon 5’s adventures, I doubt if the vast distances between stars will ever be breached by humans. UnmannedContinue reading “A love letter”
Variations on a Theme
Today’s blog is going to be a miscellany, because I haven’t come up with a topic. Gardening I’ve been watering our raised beds and containers nightly because of the hot dry days. In spite of adding “good” dirt to the raised beds, those plants seem to be suffering almost as much as last year. ThisContinue reading “Variations on a Theme”
Compost
The last two summers have been difficult ones for gardening, due to my inadequate planting medium (AKA dirt) and marauding squirrels eating my young plants. Consequently, back in March, I couldn’t bring myself to begin sprouting seeds. But the weather warmed and a tomato plant called my name at the grocery store. It needed aContinue reading “Compost”
Gardening in this time of COVID
These last several months, I’ve stayed busy with writing, but any time I attempted a blog, I set it aside, unable to complete it. This time I’m going to post! I love growing winter squash, but living in the southwest, I’ve had very few successful seasons since we’re plagued with squash bugs, and they seemContinue reading “Gardening in this time of COVID”
Kate Harrington 