All chipmunks here are named Cecil
They make a squeaky noise that sounds like CecilCecilCecil, so they have always been named Cecil around here. One has one of his tunnels 5′ off my back porch […]
Monthly Archives: August 2014
King of the Garden
My last few cabbages are small, but that’s ok. Lima beans are just now really coming on. I love my heirloom seeds. The cabbages are the sweetest I’ve ever […]
She didn’t know it was Vet day………
It was sad to have to wake her up and give her such news. Since she was very difficult to get into her carrier the last time she went, I […]
The robins seem to have gone……..
I haven’t seen any robins for maybe a week. The last time I did see some it was 4 sort of together in the back yard, and I assumed […]
Two bunches of celery
Yep, that’s all you get when you dehydrate two nice sized bunches of celery. I don’t buy it much in the winter when it’s so pricey, but I like […]
They say we should talk about mental illness
Yes, we should. Now it turns out that a man who made us all laugh was only laughing on the outside. There was a depth of pain behind the […]
Beans are good food
I like beans of different types cos they’re versatile to cook with in different ways, good protein and also tasty. They’re also pretty easy to grow. And I like […]
Local seed library shut down
I’m quoting the Carlisle Sentinel newspaper here: an article about a local seed library being shut down. Seed libraries are cropping up all over the country, in an effort to […]
August brings hardy hibiscus flowers
There are still some things you can pretty much count on. Winter brings cold and snow, yea, every year! March usually brings robins, April brings crocus, May brings the […]
Romanesco broccoli ooops
Research, research, I didn’t do enough of it. Turns out this broccoli is a cool weather plant and these small heads are the plant going to bolt. I’ve collected […]
Sarasin's thoughts....... 