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Mid-Summer Random

Solidly mid-summer. Rooting a cutting off an umbrella plant from a friend’s house. Love propagating plants from dear ones. As the plant grows, it puts me in mind … Read more

Night Blooming Jasmine

The seeds are like whispers – tiny, light. They blow away with just a slight breeze. Out of many planted, this one survived. And tonight, it bloomed.

A July Sunday

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live … Read more

Everthing smells like onions

Onion harvest day. Planted sets from Renee’s Garden in March and they produced some very large onions. Pickled yesterday. Included fresh Coriander seeds – soft, lemony. Had to … Read more

Buggy June

The bugbag full above capacity. Eric brave. Changed out the bag o beetles. Good news, the wasp decoy working! Even after watering. No wasps. Sweeeeeeet.

Dog Days Begin: Cucumbers, Zucchini, Dairying

Cooking day. Behind in dairymaiding. Not to self: this is how to use a gallon of milk….big batch of bechamel, paired with zucchini for 3 gratin bound for … Read more

Eric’s Favorite Cake and Radish Pods

Our Sunday. Worship. Rest. A swim. Sugar free lemon cake with lemon lavender icing. Eric’s favorite. He doesn’t know it’s super easy. Let the radishes go to seed. … Read more

Late June on the Terrace

Saving snow peas for the seeds – a fall planting? The Kaffir lime tree is setting a new flush of tiny baby leaves for later use in Thai … Read more

Chamomile

Three plants, started from seed in the dark of winter.

Blackberry Day

Wild blackberries from a dear woman who handpicks them every year from her patch. Made into jam, plain canned berries for winter, some destined for freezer camp, and … Read more