A Pendulum, C’est Moi
Finding The Happy Medium for me has never been an easy thing. Last year, there was much unused space in the garden, because I planted everything Terribly Close Together, like so: That didn’t work out very well, and resulted in rows like this: This year, my rows might still be a touch on the close [...]
From Winter to Summer in One Week Flat
Those of you who live in places that typically have four seasons might remember, perhaps with fondness, how “spring” used to be a proper season. It often came on gently, progressed slowly, and then eased itself into summer’s heat and humidity over a period of, oh, a couple of months. It seems these last few [...]
*Now* it feels like spring, man.
Given the brutality of this recent winter in Michigan, I have been afraid to give in to the “ah, it’s finally spring” feeling that’s been poking its head up these last two weeks. The weather has gone completely cattywampus over the years, resulting in very unstable weather patterns in these parts. We had stretches in [...]
Oh – It’s spinach!
Everyone who is not a garden geek, please ignore the entirety of this post. Seriously, not worth the time. Ok, is it just us nerds in here? The ones who get a little too excited about plants? Good, I’ll feel much safer with only people who understand. When I planted one of the flats a [...]
The Speed of Beans, Part Deux
For anyone who was unimpressed with the 24-hour growth of my beanie-weanies, check this out. These are the same plants – five hours later: Still underwhelmed? Man, tough room. Or, I am just really, really easily won-over by plants. Posts at least a little bit like this one:The Speed of BeansWhatever Shall We Do, [...]
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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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