“To be healed, we must come with all the other creatures to the feast of Creation.” – Wendell Berry It has been one week since my dad’s youngest brother died. I have spent that week out of town with extended family. I am home now, but I have not returned. After something of this magnitude, […]
Archives for June 2016
Our First Month as Beekeepers in Photos
I am happy to report that both hives are installed, the queens are both alive, there are pollen and nectar stores building up and both hives are growing in number! All the exciting bee things are happening in those magical hives, and we were able to capture some of it in photos. Sounds like bee business as usual, […]
Pickled Garlic Scapes
Garlic scapes are the elegant, crowning jewel on the head of the garlic plant in the month of June. Well, for a week, that is. Harvest your scapes just as they begin to curl in order to conduct the plant’s energy to growing the bulb in the ground, rather than the seed head.
Germination Consternation
Starting my garden from seed is one of my favorite things about gardening. At the risk of sounding cliché, it is a miracle unraveling before my eyes, unlike anything else in life. We take a tiny seed, like these guys, put them in the ground, tending here and there, and get pounds and sometimes POUNDS of food out […]
Fresh Cherry Vinaigrette
I can’t claim the brains behind this one. Little miss five year old wasn’t too satisfied with my delicious lemon-mint dressing one night at dinner. She requested I make her a different kind – a DELICIOUS kind. Well, what could be more delicious than the current fresh fruit pickings in the yard? Naturally, cherry dressing. Brilliant idea!
A bowl full of strawberries with a side of peas
Each year June begins the season of garden snacking. While we do harvest some things from the garden earlier than June, they aren’t “garden snacks.” We rarely pop a lettuce or kale leaf in our mouth for a refreshing treat. I’m talking about those garden bounties that make the kids come running for snack time. […]