When you are convinced that all the exits are blocked, either you take to believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird. The miracle is that the honey is always there, right under your nose, only you were too busy searching elsewhere to realize it. The worst is not death but being blind, blind […]
My birthday came this year on the heels of the wildest storm I’ve seen in all my 9 summers in Kansas City! We lost power for less than 24 hours, but many of our neighbors didn’t fare so well, and are only now having their power restored. Somehow, our lilies survived the crazy winds, hailstones, […]
The beginnings of cherry tomatoes, carrot tops, baby cucumber plants, a tiny serrano pepper, leafy lettuce, curly garlic scapes, and herbs (sage, chives, dill, parsley). They are all growing happily with all the rain and sun we’ve had this spring!
The first strawberries. This was last week, since my posts have not been so timely. But the strawberries were definitely timely! Who doesn’t love a juicy, red strawberry? They make your mouth rejoice. And the radishes…crunchy and juicy, with a bit of a bite of their own. Happy, yet sad. A season, whether a season of time […]
Sometimes I am amazed at how close the earth can bring you to the sky. They really do meet, you know. During these weeks of gardening (and sporadic blogging!) it seems we’ve enjoyed a little bit of heaven in our own backyard. Though still very much a work in progress, here are a few pictures […]
