Kaya turned one today, and we had a little party. His friend Manolya came over, and the two babies played together while Baki and Manolya's elder sister ran riot. I'm still not giving Kaya sugar, so I made him some carob brownies, from Cynthia Lair's cookbook, Feeding the Whole Family. I actually really like carob, …
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Four day weekend
We had a four day weekend that is ending today. April 23 is National Children's Day, and rather than have a tiresome assembly with dancing and elbowing other parents out of the way to take a photo, Baki's school sensibly gave the kids the day off. After all, how do kids celebrate? Not with school …
Spinach from top to bottom
Our summers are relentlessly hot and dry, so I adore spring. We still have enough rain not to do much watering at all, and the temperature is mild enough for all the plants to be quite relaxed and cheery. It's the season that makes me feel like gardener of the year because everything just won't …
Color theory
I'm sure that Gertrude Jekyll has something far more illuminating to say on the topic, but here's my take on colors in the garden: One is nice: (Red flax and our liquidambar tree) Two is dandy: (lavender and queen Ann's lace under the apricot tree) But things really get cooking when you have three: (California …
A cathedral in my garden
Or at least that's what it felt like when Ali and I finished the trellis we put up in the pea bed. I had seen a photo of a similar trellises in an email from Kinsman garden supplies about twine and it got me all excited. Loads of time went by and the trellis was …
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