Beltane Waning Planting Moon Hive inspections today. A rhythm to the process has begun to set in, not jelled quite yet, but getting there. In the honey house, the converted machine shed where we parked our various internal combustion contraptions, … Continue reading
Beltane Waning Planting Moon What the hell, I thought, I’ll just cook a chicken. And I did. With onion, walnut, Paul Prudhomme poultry seasoning and sesame oil. It’s cooling off on the rack right now. I also cooked up a … Continue reading
Beltane Full Planting Moon Finally. A morning with no other responsibilities so I can go out and plant the remaining veggies. After that, it’s time to get to work on all the things I’ve neglected, the flower beds. We have … Continue reading
Beltane Waning Planting Moon Almost all of the seeds and transplants have gone in the ground with the exception of succession plantings of beets, lettuce and carrots. I have butternut squash to plant and that will go in today. After … Continue reading
Beltane Full Planting Moon I often see movies well past their sell-by date. Tonight, for instance, I got around to seeing Goya’s Ghosts, a Milo Foreman piece from 2006. This has Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman and Stellan Skarsgaard as Goya. … Continue reading
Beltane Full Planting Moon I’ve done some weeding, well, a good bit of weeding, but the heat, now 89 and direct, drove me back inside. At least the dew point is reasonable, but over 80 and I begin to wilt. … Continue reading
Beltane Full Planting Moon I’ve tried various ways to embed this here, but couldn’t succeed. This is a link to a curious p.r. move by BP, a live video feed of the oil as it gushes out of the broken … Continue reading
Beltane Full Planting Moon Ah, the internet. It can suck you in and keep you in place longer than you intended. I found this quirky video, a drive on Harrison Street, the main street of Alexandria. If you notice the … Continue reading
Beltane Full Planting Moon As a cold winds down, the body’s defenses leave sludge from the war behind, most of it right now parked behind my cheek bones. I don’t know whether I really haven’t had a cold in two … Continue reading
Beltane Full Planting Moon Ah, the sweet feel of being in synch with the moon. I planted Scarlet Nantes carrots and golden beets amongst the green onions and the radicchio. Threw in a few zinnias for good measure. Next in … Continue reading