Bt

by | Sep 10, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

The boss loves Brussels sprouts. Her father bakes them with olive oil and salt (he has a heavy hand with both) and she pops them like candy. So I always grow a few plants. I’ve never had overwhelming success. Sure we’ll eat Brussels sprouts a few times a...

Chewing on the grindstone

by | Sep 17, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

I’m pretty happy with my tomato harvest, I haven’t thought that in a long time. Late blight, early blight and septoria take their toll. Even though I grew all blight resistant varieties, they weren’t impervious to the various fungi. Nevertheless,...

Berry experts

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

I have small path of Alpine strawberries that doesn’t get a lot of attention. I weed it a few times a year and that really seems to be all it needs. The only real threat is the bindweed, so as long as I pull that back occasionally, I get berries. The youngest...

Poised

by | Sep 8, 2014 | Standing In The Shadows

A friend posed one of those perennial parent queries the other day: Do I let my boy be a princess for Halloween? The question of how you feel about your child’s self-expression and explorations and passions is seemingly a lifelong one. Remember how mesmerized...

Facebook Mea Culpa

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Standing In The Shadows

Admittedly, I’m a gratitude junkie. I “get it” that for me, the more gratitude I find the more there seems to be available to be found. Sure, to declare gratitude (current Facebook meme) is an exercise. Gratitude declarations—to yourself or...