“A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself. ~ May Sarton I arrive at the garden early, intending to pluck the single remaining cucumber then pull out the vine and so some general clean-up. Once I start, I find that I don’t want to stop. I pull […]
Garden
Sunday, September 10, 2017
“Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.” ~ Madeleine L’Engle, A Ring of Endless Light I’m baking bread before we head to church this morning. There are beautiful garden fresh heirloom tomatoes on my kitchen counter begging to be enjoyed on a buttered slab with just a titch of salt […]
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
“I think we all have a dream of what it would be like not to work and grow heirloom tomatoes, and I do have that dream. It would be lovely.” ~ Helen Mirren I had that dream. And living it is, indeed, lovely. I still work; it’s just different work. Wonderful work. Satisfying work. My […]
Thursday, August 31, 2017
“The month of August had turned into a griddle where the days just lay there and sizzled.” ~ Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees What a blessing these last, hot days of August are. I spent too much of the month indoors, due to the smoke, making it seem like summer was passing me […]
Monday, August 28, 2017
“Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a candle to see by.” ~ Madeleine L’Engle We head to the garden right after church while plans for an afternoon of canning dance in my head. I haven’t decided if I’ll tackle the peaches […]
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
“August of another summer, and once again I am drinking the sun . . .” ~ Mary Oliver, The Pond It turns out that the catch was more plentiful than anticipated and I stay up too late canning salmon. This morning I am tired but content. The freezer is well stocked with enough packages of […]
Monday, August 14, 2017
“A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in–what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars.” ~ Victor Hugo, Les Misérables I visit the garden after a two-day absence and am awed by the change in such a short time. Some things come in abundance, for others […]
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
“Gardens are a form of autobiography.” ~ Sydney Eddison Rainbow Swiss chard is one of my favourite things from the garden. I’ve been tucking some away in the freezer and we’re enjoying it regularly in salad these days. It makes a tasty, crunchy, and hearty salad: chopped chard, whatever other veggies are on hand (currently […]