I've been incubating this summer, in a mostly solitary manner. But today, today... Autumn arrives this afternoon on the patch of earth...

This morning marked our first pea harvest. I sat on the deck, in the shade of the red umbrella, shucking these darlings, then blanched them....

As you may already know, every morning I draw a tarot card for guidance. This morning I drew the V Swords. My brain first went to - what I c...

  Meet Melissa officinalis  – Lemon Balm  Family : Lamiaceae Melissa officinalis is a vigorous perennial of the “mint family,” native to Eur...

It's a mild, overcast day in January. I have seed packets to organize into a "calendar" of action, as some will be getting sta...

We're perched on the rim of autumn's arrival in my part of the world, and my work table awaits me with projects, mending and repairs...

The garden canning season has officially begun on our little acre, with 8 quarts minestrone soup, and 4 quarts of beans in highly seasoned w...

  Rain is in tomorrow’s forecast, so today is about getting out into the gardens to make sure harvests get harvested. First, I have to get t...

  This past full  Lughnasadh  moon, the first of two full moons this August, has expressed a pronounced yet gentle verve to me. One of my ha...

  August kicks off - in my realm - with sunshine, good air quality, unusual tempered temperatures, and a good dose of righteous indignation....

We have an unusual cool spell upon us in my little realm of the world. I will welcome the springlike temps projected for the coming week, as...

  Today I'm grateful for the beauty of the echinacea blooms that greet me as I enter the vegetable garden via the "main" gate....

In this season there's something to be harvested every day. This morning I'll survey our little acre to see what will have my attent...

  “The Marigold that goes to bed with the sun,  And with him rises weeping.”   - William Shakespeare, from Winter’s Tale.       Meet Calendu...