Celebrating the end of summer and beginning of fall, here are some frames from our summer garden. Earlier this week, I finally ripped out the last of our tomato plants, putting them out of their misery after they withstood weeks of hot humidity and several attacks by spider mites. We’ve picked our pomegranates, cured our […]
Arugula, Sweet Banana Pepper, Yellow Summer Squash, Cherry Tomatoes, Mini Eggplant, Japanese Eggplant, Zucchini
It’s been three weeks since we sowed our seed pots, which crowd the window sills of our sunny kitchen. We made plant markers using left over wooden forks from our wedding, a can of chalkboard paint, and soapstone chalk. Our cucumbers, pumpkins, and kabochas have been going outside to harden the past few days. Scarlet runners […]
Today was a great morning. I got to sip coffee and eat breakfast across the table from my handsome husband. Lately, however, it’s been quiet in the Larsen home, which has been more like a bunk for passersby. Perhaps the most available companions at the moment are our nudgy, little dog and the humming AC wall unit that […]
