She blinded me with horseradish
Last spring, I threw four horseradish plants in next to the potato hills. They flourished, growing nearly three feet tall. “Dig in fall to prevent propagation,” the description said. Well, things happen, the roots didn’t get dug up, and perhaps in a few months I’ll have a madhouse of wildly potent roots running rampant out [...]
Maybe Ordering Seeds Will Warm Me Up…
As the flakes of snow bluster sideways, carried on the bonechilling wind outside the library here in Hartland, the old boiler cannot quite keep up with the demands this drafty building puts upon it. Watching the hunched-over, bundled up passers-by on the sidewalk below, with their scarves over their faces, hats smushed down as far [...]
The Autumnal Garden
I have let the garden weeds run rampant for months now. While the garden continues to burst forth with greens, winter squash, pumpkins, root vegetables and a few last tomatoes and beans, I am completely neglecting its care. Still, it is not without its moments of beauty. Yesterday, my work schedule allowed me to be [...]
Pickles for Mom, Pickles for You!
My mom’s financial and health situation right now is dire. She’s at risk for losing her home and she’s already lost her career as the result of being struck by a negligent driver at an intersection back in mid-April. She sustained a severe concussion, and as a result, traumatic brain injury presenting as dementia. Currently, [...]
More tomatoes!
Yesterday, I nommed the first ripe Lollipop tomato – a yellow variety of cherry tomato – and it was amazing. Sweet, tangy, very flavorful. There was only one, and I didn’t have my camera… and it didn’t quite make it back to the house before I couldn’t resist its charms. However, here’s what they look [...]
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Now Reading
Planned books:
- Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry
- The Lovely Bones by Sebold Alice
- A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
- Luka and the Fire of Life: A Novel by Salman Rushdie
- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
Current books:
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The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry by Wendell Berry
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson
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Poachers: Stories by Tom Franklin
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Song of Ice and Fire Set: A Game of Thrones, a Clash of Kings, a Storm of Swords, a Feast for Crows, by George R. R. Martin
Recent books:
- Ill Wind by Nevada Barr
- A Superior Death (An Anna Pigeon Novel) by Nevada Barr
- Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr
- Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter. by Tom Franklin by Tom Franklin
- Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye
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