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Category Archives: gardening
In the garden. (With Carly Simon.)
For Valentine’s Day, my husband bought me a bunch of plants for our garden. I had been anxiously anticipating their arrival for a few weeks now, however we were stuck in the Winter-That-Would-Not-End, so the nursery held on to them. … Continue reading
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Vegetative pressure.
Gentle reader, I’ve been racking my brain trying to come up with an entertaining and fascinating post but all I have are random bits of this and that. Which, of course, means that it’s time for one of our stream … Continue reading
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Green tomato salsa verde- because you deserve it.
Last week my husband cleared out all the sad, depressed tomato and tomatillo plants. The days have gotten cooler and the nights are down right chilly which makes the plants sulk and stop producing fruit. Plus, I was just really, … Continue reading
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The smell of summer.
A friend of mine once said that every season has its own distinct smell and that basil’s fragrance belonged to summer. I agree with her. Basil smells of sunshine, green things, and heat, all things that belong to summertime. This … Continue reading
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The underdog of the vegetable world.
I always feel bad for zucchinis. First off, most people (myself included) have a hard time even spelling the word. Two c’s or is it two n’s or both? Despite being incredibly prolific, zucchinis aren’t much celebrated in the culinary … Continue reading
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Is that zucchini in your laundry basket, or are you just happy to see me?
It has begun. The summer bounty has begun its chaotic, frenzied dance of deliciousness. So much produce. So much abundance. The tomatillos are starting to make their appearance. They look so precious, busting out of their husks like that. Authentic … Continue reading
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Christmas jam.
The other night I was protesting the obscenely hot weather in Indianapolis by eating egg rolls at my friend Zoe’s house. (Because if you are going to protest something, you should do it with delicious Chinese food.) While munching away, … Continue reading
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A rambling post on gardens, sweat, and tomatillo babies.
Most mornings I drag myself outside to check on the garden beds before the heat of the day arrives and makes me a homebound worshipper of central air. (Fact: Just the mere mention of humidity makes me sweat in the … Continue reading
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Stephen King motivates me to be a better gardener.
My spring garden has hit maximum overload this week. (Notice how it is the week when I am juggling a million items and my husband is hospitalized overnight for pneumonia. This is always my life.) The lettuce and spinach are … Continue reading
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Scenes from a Monday morning.
This morning the weather was simply lovely. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the flowers were blooming. When you couple that with the fact that I finally figured out how to work the ‘close-up’ button on my … Continue reading
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