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This  year I planted borage because it is apparently a bee favorite.  I planted it in May from seeds and am very pleasantly surprised how large and robust the plant is. The flowers are edible and apparently the “cucumber flavoured” … Continue reading →

We did not  have a great lettuce year this year. Despite frequent watering and good soil, lettuce sprouted and then took forever to grow. So, here is what we are doing for next year:     This picture and FB … Continue reading →

The last week has been unrelentingly hot and so I’ve spent lots of time in the garden watering and picking. Filet beans (above) and apples are ripening, and every day there are several new zucchini. I am sticking to my … Continue reading →

This morning was cool and overcast so our family sat inside reading the paper. My son pointed out a fat mother raccoon and her three very fat babies coming down from the back yard. We watched them walking along the … Continue reading →

(Picture from “The Eloquence of Silence”. Credit Charlotte Moss) I’ve been whining to The Man that our garden is becoming overgrown and messy. Many of the trees branches are growing into each other, are creating too much shade in some … Continue reading →

Bryn came by for a hive visit yesterday. I put on the bee suit and we examined the smaller “B” hive first, frame by frame. Although this hive is very active, we couldn’t see any evidence that there was a … Continue reading →

The last few weeks have been an eventful time from a bee perspective. I wanted to weed the area around and in front of the hive, so I tried waking up before they became active but was never out early … Continue reading →

This year I’ve been trying to keep things under control by harvesting vegetables early. When they are small. This strategy has been working well, and as a result we’ve been eating at least one thing from the garden every day: … Continue reading →

This time of year the garden is magical. Not only is everything blooming, but the summer foliage has changed the feeling of space; pathways are narrow corridors opening unexpectedly into green rooms. The evenings are the best, when the sunlight … Continue reading →

Most of the churches and public buildings we visited in Italy had large courtyards. Some had fountains or wishing wells, many had containers and flowers, a few had tress, but some just had grass. It seems that many were designed … Continue reading →