Today we had our first big harvest from our summer garden. We had a bowlful of sweet basil. I wish you could smell this right through your browser–it was intense and WONDERFUL: We had a lovely panful of green beans just calling for a little ham and onion: We had broccoli tops and green peppers: [...]
Posts Tagged ‘summer’
29 Jul
Running out of time
How does it happen, every year? Summer starts when the kids get out of school and you have this huge vista before you, all the things you’re going to accomplish, both educational and just-for-fun, and the next day comes, and the next–and suddenly it’s August already and almost back to school! How does that happen?! [...]
14 Jul
Summer, we love thee
Greetings Ye Lords and Ladies, Ye gentles and Peasants, and Welcome to Ye Olde Ode to Summer! Still recovering from the Medieval Faire, as you might note. That was a delight except for the 46 minute thunderstorm right in the middle. But we met some charming people very close up, as we huddled inside the [...]
24 Jun
Snippets
So far this week, it’s been a rollercoaster of ups and downs. The county people told the newspaper they “have no clue” why poisonous gas appears and disappears on the street in front of our house. That’s reassuring. (please insert sarcasm here) On a high note, a fiction piece I’ve been trying to publish for [...]
23 Feb
Summer daze is coming
Though the winter deluge has not yet ceased (to my dismay) it is nearly the dreaded time to plan the summer vacation. It’s not the vacation that’s dreaded, of course; it’s the planning. The adventure of when, where, why and how much always falls in my lap because my husband shares his son’s ADD and [...]
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