Tag: grow your own herbs
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Not All Athletes Wear Shoes
This sentiment was on someone’s shirt at Saturday’s swim meet. Yes, here’s to water sports! Here’s to any sport where you can have a five-minute open swim for spectators in the middle of the match! I didn’t know this was a thing, and was disappointed I didn’t have my bathing suit on. I would have…
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Surprise Puppies
Got a text from the foster puppy coordinator asking if we could take two puppies today, instead of next weekend. Next thing we knew, F and I were picking up Aspen and Cedar (sister and brother) and bringing them home. We weren’t quite prepared but they are so adorable and I’m glad it happened! Cedar…
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Cooked
We survived, barely, three days of the mercury hitting 101 degrees, plus more days in the 90s. I shudder to think of the next electric bill. I still tried to go outside as much as I could, but only in the mornings and evenings. In the middle of the day, I only ventured outside to…
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I Am a Flash from the Sun
I’m riding high on the excitement of summer and a three-day weekend: got my first sunburn, saw lightning bugs, had my first dip in the pool, and celebrated the solstice, a little early. It was a rough week at work and my day off on Friday could not come fast enough. Thursday night was busy:…
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Josie Leaves the Pack
I knew Josie would get adopted fast, but not this fast! Sob. Technically, she switched fosters: there is another foster family that is interested in her and very likely to adopt her, so after meeting them today, she went home with them and they will finish out the foster period. This leaves us free to…
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Josie Joins the Pack
Summer just got extra exciting: we picked up our new foster pup this morning! We’re calling her Josie. About 14 weeks old, clearly partly Rottweiler but mixed with something. Rocco is having a blast with her. So today was all about getting her acclimated, as well as cleaning the house. I also had to help…
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Oregano A Go-Go
Sunday evening, last day of May. A male cardinal and a gray catbird are having a sing-off in the back of the yard. (Earlier this week I heard a brand-new, very distinctive bird: Swainson’s thrush.) It’s 71 degrees and the sun has just slipped below the skyline to my right, at 8:30 pm. Someone (maybe…
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Works in Progress
A lot of things are half-finished right now, but that’s OK (I tell myself): My mosaic flowerpot: My living room walls: The garden, of course, is the ultimate forever work in progress. So there’s supplies and drop cloths and crap everywhere, but at least things are happening! Soooo exciting to paint over the mauve walls.…
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Food I’m Growing in 2026
I don’t change it up much from year to year. I like to grow things that I like to eat, and I’m kind of a basic gal. So this list looks much like last year’s. Someday when I have more room, I can grow luffas and tomatillos, but not now. Nothing listed here is new…
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Growing Basil in Zone 7b
Basil is easy to grow and so great to have on hand fresh! I bought “Emily” basil seeds way back when I first started gardening. And that’s mostly what I’ve grown ever since. Emily is a variety of classic Genovese basil. Start basil inside in early March. Sprinkle a few seeds per plastic cup filled…
Garden State of Mind 