“The Creeping Bellflower” (a poem) (a la free verse because I do not have time to rhyme, I am weeding) Every spring I discover a new plant in our yard. Every spring I google it and discover it is new only to me but it is old old news to my neighbors. It is … More To [my] Campanula [infestation]
[I would love to stick a catchy tune here. But I’d rather play Baby’s in Black on ukulele for E than compose anything, so. *insert catchy update alerting music*] WRITING omg. I’m working on a first draft of something. It’s painful but fun. Also still working on my mammogram essay, which is hi-larious since I … More Weekly Update of I’m Old and Loving Every Minute of It
THERE IS NOT REALLY A THEME HERE This blog title has been brought to you by someone’s blog entry I read and can no longer find. But I am in solidarity with them — I love getting Jeopardy Questions right. I pump my fist in the air and (if all things are usual and I’m … More Who DOESN’T like getting the Jeopardy Questions right?
YES, HERE IS ANOTHER PRODUCE PIC Fine, the above-pictured six tomatoes is not “sooooo” many, but you should see the plants! Also, six is more than I generally buy in one shopping session. So far we’ve made chili, tomato sauce, stuffed peppers, and BLTs, and frankly, I like to eat the heirlooms in big fat … More Sooooo Many Tomatoes
SPOILERS I was driving home today, enjoying a little college radio in the truck. The song ended and the DJ talked about it for a bit, then did a quick news break about what failed garbage our president and Senate majority leader are up to at the moment, and then: “So on Game of Thrones … More Spoiler Theatre of the Mind
NOT REALLY SICK Weird migraine today. I did not know my headaches were migraines until my eye doctor informed me. Funny — you’d think I would know. But then, humans can be good at health denial. I can absolutely verify through family and friend experience that downplaying or denying health issues is considered emotionally tough, … More Can You Even Handle This Blossom End Rot
Last night I had the type of dreams that make me suspect that months ago, a rabid bat bit me sometime in the night and the virus is just now beginning to roar through me. Seriously, brain? Flatbread in the sink? City camp, in duplexes and converted Victorian houses, surrounded by gravestones of past campers? … More My Garden is Too Herbalicious
The garden is going wild! Warning for gratuitous pictures of veg, and chicken wire to discourage the bizarrely nonchalant (and evil) local rabbits. I’m so proud of these wee babies! These pics are a bit old. Asparagus and beans are a lot larger and more spread out now. The squash is massive. Tomatoes are attempting … More Gardening semi-success, part 1.5
As a new and mostly hands-off (ha. Ha. HA riiiiight) gardener, I have some trouble telling flower seedlings from weeds, so I’m always nervous about what I should pull and what I should leave alone. But even I could tell something was not right here: There was initially a flowers-only garden plot in front of … More Gardening fail, part two
I know you are all fascinated to know! Lately it’s been documentary time in the house. Not sure if our hormones are affecting our decisions, or vice versa, but we chose as many sad* things as we could. American Experience: Ruby Ridge (2017). Want to know more about this colossal screwup/horrorshow that is now an … More More Things I Am Watching
