Author Archives: Chrystal

Finally, on the first day of summer it is SUNNY! We are now eating kale, spinach or chard every day. The spinach is just about done, but the kale is just getting started.  The potato plants and garlic are growing … Continue reading →

On the left are our super attractive rain-barrels which are located at the back of the garden.  They collect minimal rain themselves, so we pump the water from the rain barrel under the roof (below). Needless to say, right now … Continue reading →

Last weekend I was bragging to Ward, the City Farm Boy  about my fabulous garden.  Actually, I guess it doesn’t really count as bragging, because he built it. Anyway, I was telling him about how everything is starting to come … Continue reading →

Yesterday, while waiting in line for a beer at Blackcomb, I stood behind a guy wearing the most shockingly incredible Helly Hansen ski pants:  they had a pattern of hot pink martini glasses balanced out by silhouettes of grey tractors, … Continue reading →

In 2004, when I was still over-employed and highly paid, I splurged on a fabulous Kate Spade handbag.  Really lovely – compact, black microfiber with white top stitching on the handles. Within two weeks, the stitching started to unravel and … Continue reading →

Every time I start to do something in the garden, I see more and more things that need to be done, so I get distracted and start on something else and then the afternoon is gone. It is like an … Continue reading →

My not-so-careful planting plan is totally messed up.  When I made the plan, I did it according to the whole “crop rotation” concept, devoting one planter to each type of “crop”, however I didn’t actually work out where in the … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I took my people to the winter farmers market where we had some lunch (chevre crepes and maple syrup candy) and we stocked up on eggs, fish, apples and lots of dried things: vegetable medley, apples, oregano and tomatoes. … Continue reading →