For anyone not so interested in the gory details, here are some pictures that speak for themselves!
Author: Garden Correspondent
Gardener, mom, reader, and all round messy person.
Kaya: a birth story
Note: this is a birth story, so it contains some of the attendant horrors of childbirth, beautiful miracle that it is. Just a warning, in case you're not into that kind if thing! On Sunday night, we all headed down to the red house to sleep. I was thinking about the laundry that I wanted …
Shameless hussy
Some girls just don't know when to quit. This iris was a gift, in the form of a rhizome, from my mother. It did very little last year, but seems to be making up for lost time. I want to say, "relax, we loved you even when you didn't flower." Meanwhile, with one week left …
Fecundity abounds
A birth announcement that predates what I hope will be my own good news- we have chicks! They are all tucked under mama hen here, but there are 9 in all and one of them is all black. What clearer sign of spring could there possibly be?
Non-electric appliances that I love #3
Tea and toast On a chilly morning or a cloudy afternoon, there is nothing more pleasing than tea and toast. In the absence of electric kettles and toasters, this pair does the job very nicely. Growing up, I remember having a copper kettle in the kitchen for much of my early childhood in the US. …
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