This will be the third year I’ve attempted to grow tomatoes from seed. The first two years, well let’s just say they were learning years. I ended up having none to plant in the garden the first year. Last year I planted one lone surviving Brandywine tomato that actually thrived over the summer. Unfortunately I…
Month: January 2012
A Grandma’s Garden
We had some sunny days this week and I’m thinking spring. I’ve got dirt on my hands today; I’m planting seeds! I started a new blog called A Grandma’s Garden to chronicle my gardening adventures this year. I hope you’ll visit regularly. Gardening tips always welcome.
Baby Shower
I went to a baby shower today. A few of us who are “of a certain age” were commenting on the seemingly-infinite array of paraphernalia it seems to require to have a baby these days. At the risk of seeming crochety I can’t help but reflect upon what it was like back when I had my first…
My Writing Life – Tools of the Trade
I mentioned a few days ago that I had officially started my new writing project. I’m working on a piece of fiction that is loosely based on the life of my grandmother. In recent weeks I’ve been researching life in the small hamlet where she raised her children by reading compilations of stories about families…
And So it Begins
First of all, I want to make it clear that I consider myself a novice gardener. I lament the lost years when I didn’t garden at all, and the time lost when I could have been learning more about gardening. What’s that old saying? “Too soon old, too late smart.” Anyway. At the risk of…