My little delusions
The winter is long for serious (read: addicted) gardeners. Sometimes we try things that might not make sense, like trying to grow an outside veggie…..inside. With an east facing […]
A primrose blooms
My mother passed away in a nursing home in the spring. A while before she died, a friend gave her a little potted primrose. She liked it, but she kept […]
So many reasons to be thankful
I have a lot to be thankful for. Thanksgiving is a special day with special history; a time when people stop to remember what all they have to […]
A big medical test
I broke a finger 2 1/2 years ago, and the doctor thought it was an unusual break, and wanted me to get a DEXA scan, the test for bone density. […]
Fall is brown
Spring is soft and pink with flowering trees, summer is green as far as your eye can see and smells amazing, winter is white and hard some of the time, […]
Rinsing out the bottles
The mental health agency I worked for sent me to many seminars thru the years, but one a long time ago stood out in my mind and still does today. […]
Squirrels always surprise me, and make me laugh
This cute little fella was on the back porch in a snowstorm a couple of years ago, asking for more sunflower seeds to be brought out. They hide a lot […]
Back to the beginning
The pergola looks so bare, cos I just cut the beans down. We had our first hard freeze last night, so now everything out there is officially done. Several of […]
Sharing heirloom seeds
Heirloom seeds will survive if more people plant them, and talking about them with other gardeners and sharing them is the way to get more people to plant them. I’ve […]
October collards are the best
By October it has cooled off some and the plants are making smaller leaves, but they’re sweeter and more tender. Since I’ve been pulling leaves from the bottom of the […]
Sarasin's thoughts....... 