A garden interlude
Warmer temperatures and most importantly, no cold wind. A good day to get some gardening done. Sam put old hay from the chicken coop on top of the compost pile. Supposedly, the pile on...
Category: garden
The winter garden
It was 10 degrees F outdoors this morning. With a light snowfall overnight. But the sunlight is getting stronger and lasting longer each day. The plants in the hoophouse should be showing signs of...
Bounty
I am taking some time to feel gratitude today. For plants, for my garden, for all the giving that goes on in the world. And look at this! A fresh angel wing begonia sprout...
Red onion skins
I’m going to make a second sewn-over-straps book. The first used yellow onion skins on the cover, this one will use red. I procrastinated dyeing this paper because the dyeing process all seemed like...
Hay day
I spent almost all day yesterday weeding and mulching the garden. Last night, lots of wind and rain. Not raining now, but it’s still in the forecast.
Reset
I’ve been feeling out of sorts for a few days. I didn’t feel ready for the killing frost at the community garden. I really didn’t want to go to the dentist yesterday for a...
October getting going
The lemon tree in the container is blooming its heart out. Smells delightful. I don’t know much about growing lemons in Maine, but I know the pot is heavy and Sam has to lug...