In lieu of verbiage, of which I have simultaneously too much and not enough, some fireflies, filmed in my garden last night at twilight while I filled buckets from the rainbarrels to water the apple tree, the peach tree, and the gooseberry bushes. This one’s for you, Alysia.
The heat broke, so I spent a large chunk of the day in the garden.
The elderberry bushes I planted last year are now quite large and blooming profusely, so I decided it would be fun to try my hand at making my own elderflower liqueur. I’m a big fan of St. Germain liqueur, which has a great deal of elderflower in it (along with various fruits), and have enjoyed [...]
It’s that time of year: when I fight back against midwinter ook by planning next summer’s garden. There were some definite winners last year, and some less successful attempts. One, the pumpkins, was highly successful but is something I won’t repeat: my yard is too small and pumpkins like to take over the world. Mowing [...]
We had a great big Hollywood-style summer storm early this morning, dark and windy, with plenty of thunder and a truly impressive sudden pounding rain. After it had cleared I went out into the garden to check on things… and to pick up the windfall. There were two more large tomatoes, in addition to these, [...]
The weather report says that the heat index reached 125F or so today here in Baltimore, which is simply unspeakable. So I won’t speak of it. Instead I will show you pictures. Lilies and hydrangea from the garden. I’ve been cutting the lilies as they hit their peak, and bringing them into the house so [...]
One week until my book is due. I picked us some liles and sea holly from the garden and put them in an old mustard jar on the kitchen windowsill so we’d have something pretty to look at.
‘Cause dayyum, it’s hot out there. 1. Flavored Waters — I see them for sale in the shops and I think “I may really be incapable of understanding how far people will go to avoid doing something that is nearly effortless to begin with.” Because $1.49 for 20 ounces of water with a little mint [...]
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