Spring Bee Hiving Moon Kate got a nasty cellulitis on her left arm. Probably from … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waning Grandchildren Moon Last night over edamame and potstickers I discussed gardening with a fellow docent who had just seen Ran. We agreed it had been a peculiar gardening season with plants blooming two weeks to a month early. … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waning Grandchildren Moon Kate and I have shifted our bedtimes and risings to 6:30. This allows us to get out to work in the garden when it’s still the cool of the day. This morning Kate continued to restore … Continue reading
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon After weeding Kate and I took off for lunch–at Benihanas, not nearly as good as our own, much closer, Osaka–and a visit to Lights on Broadway. A bit of dithering about where the order was, where … Continue reading
Summer Waning Strawberry Moon A beautiful day. 64 degrees with a dew point of 41. Got more weeding done. Finished the second tier, went after some returnees on the first tier and got through much of the third tier. While … Continue reading
Summer’s Eve Waxing Strawberry Moon More weeding along the fenceline. It feels like I’ve beaten back both the weeds and revealed the now minimal amount of repair still required to bring the vegetable garden area back to where it began … Continue reading
Beltane New Moon (Hungry Ghost) The potatoes have mounds around the growing plants and the hilled up earth from their trenches has leveled out. The bush beans I planted there last week have begun to germinate and I plan to … Continue reading
Beltane Waning Planting Moon Life seems lighter now with Kate at home. Shared life is so much easier than solo, at least I find it so. Kate made oatmeal this morning and I went out to the garden and picked … Continue reading
Summer Waxing Green Corn Moon The majority of the weeds that were in the clover now lie baking in the afternoon sun. This hand pulling of weeds is a chore, but it has its satisfactions. Not having to do it … Continue reading
Summer Waning Summer Moon Weeds. Weeds, by definition, are a plant out of place. This is, if you think about it, a curious definition. Why? Because the hardiness and persistence of most weeds indicate that it may be everything else … Continue reading