“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
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The Beauty of Hope
A well-tended garden is a beautiful thing, even a vegetable garden. I am an undeniably bad gardener. I’m also an undeniably hopeful gardener. Every year, I enter the battle (and yes, gardening is war) with great hopes of victory and harvest. There’s something about seeds and plants in rich garden soil that inspires hope in me […]
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Beauty in My Own Front Yard
I am an ever-hopeful, ever-failing gardener. In fact, I don’t so much garden as fight a losing battle with nature. Despite my perennial failure, one plant I have been successful at growing is rosemary. Tiny victories! The name rosemary comes from the Latin rosmarinus through the French rosemarine, meaning dew of the sea, probably because it’s native to coastal […]
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Terrible Tuesday: At least the weather’s nice
It’s been beautiful here lately: sixties and seventies, clear skies. But it’s still February. Eighteen more days links! 10 Bible scenes that should be made into LEGO Sets. For the Protestants, just substitute Elijah and the Prophets of Baal for Judith. C.S. Lewis titles on-line. 19 fairly useful baking hacks. (The headline at the link […]
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Never give up! Never surrender!
I’m going to try to plant a fall garden. Emphasis on try. I thought you all should know. Resources for fall gardening in Texas here and here. The Farmer’s Almanac has a nifty tool for best planting dates in your area. (Yes, I am crazy. Why do you ask?) Men generic cialis viagra are […]
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Mid-July garden update
First the good news: this is by far the most product my Texas garden has ever been. By a great deal. We’ve had a steady harvest of wax beans and grape tomatoes and a few jalapeños. My herb garden is doing very well, too. The bad news: I seem to be the only would-be gardener […]
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My growing garden wish list
First and foremost on my list is to extend our patio to the back gate. Of course, that’s not technically a garden, but it is an outdoor project. But after that, I have long wanted a rain barrel. Several actually. Five, to be exact. (Maybe six.) These guys make it look easy: They’re kind of […]
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How does my garden grow?
It does! It does grow! I’m so excited I could squeal. (Confession, I did squeal.) It’s not 100%, and I’m still having difficulty with a bed not pictured (which may end up with a bunch of annuals plopped in there, just to avoid the sad stretch of dirt.) But for the first time since moving […]
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Terrible Tuesday: Switching gears
Like a lot of homeschoolers, we don’t do a traditional summer break. But while we don’t stop our lessons completely, we do scale back and leave plenty of time for lazy hours by the pool and even a trip or two. So the general plan is a couple of hours of lessons and lots of lollygagging. […]
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Terrible Tuesday: dental emergency
Last night after a very, very long day, Bulldozer came in with a chipped tooth courtesy his scooter. He’s still a cute kid. Unexpected-dental-bill links! The first Dark Sky Island is the last fiefdom in Europe. How to outsmart Facebook and see what you want to see. That is until they change the algorithm again. […]
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Timing is everything
In my ongoing agricultural war, I’ve made a lot of headway. We solved the water problem, moved the beds to the front to solve the sunlight issue, fenced the beds in to guard against evil rabbits, and provide the little plantlets with delicious and nutritious worm poop. But one critical aspect is timing. You gotta […]
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