Mar 9th, 2010 | Garden, life | 6 Comments
Spring! I wore shorts yesterday and Sunday, and I so very badly wanted to put on flip-flops, KBO footwear of choice from April to October. Alas, I only made the transition from winter’s ubiquitous hiking boots to my sneakers. This time of year is my favorite, because the realization that the weather will undoubtedly get warmer is a daily treat, a surprise one gets when they don’t have to wear a winter coat or flinch going outside. I can smell the ground thawing and see little hints of emerging life. The perennial herbs in our front beds are peeking out from last year’s dead remnants. I saw tiny purple crocuses in a neighbors yard. Our yard only has last fall’s leaves and five months of dog shit that I must remove in order to dig my new giant garden bed. If only our dog shit had crocuses growing in it. My yard would be magical. → continue reading
Feb 4th, 2010 | education, Food, Garden, life, St Louis, Uncategorized, work | 8 Comments
The Bad News (because I’d rather get it out of the way first):
When I left my job helping unqualified people become underwhelming teachers (I KID, at least five of them were competent. Ashley, you’re one of them), I went to work with a friend, helping her with the small business she owned. When I started working with her, we set a three-month trial period, at the end of which either of us could withdraw from the arrangement, no hard feelings. Unfortunately, due to a really crappy economy, she really couldn’t afford to keep me after three and a half months, which I expected. Therefore, as of Friday, I have no substantive incoming coming in regularly.
Which kind of sucks. → continue reading
Oct 16th, 2009 | Food, Garden | 3 Comments
This nasty weather keeps me checking the 10-day forecast to see when the first frost will be so I can rescue what tomatoes are still on the vine. It’s also kept me from cleaning out the dead plants, digging up the last of our carrots, and getting some cuttings to take indoors. Stupid cloudy cold rain bullshit.
Our expanded gardening was a success on many fronts. I think, had I been at home over the summer like previous summers, we probably would have had even more success. As it was, was took on a more laissez-faire approach to the garden. We could have thinned, pruned, and weeded more. As the outdoor growing season (for us) comes to a close, here’s a little recap and look forward to next year (Yes, I’m already planning for next year. I like to geek out with a seed catalog). I would have taken pictures but it’s cold outside, kids, and I’m still in my sweatpants. → continue reading
Spring! I wore shorts yesterday and Sunday, and I so very badly wanted to put on flip-flops, KBO footwear of choice from April to October. Alas, I only made the transition from winter’s ubiquitous hiking boots to my sneakers. This time of year is my favorite, because the realization that the weather will undoubtedly get warmer is a daily treat, a surprise one gets when they don’t have to wear a winter coat or flinch going outside. I can smell the ground thawing and see little hints of emerging life. The perennial herbs in our front beds are peeking out from last year’s dead remnants. I saw tiny purple crocuses in a neighbors yard. Our yard only has last fall’s leaves and five months of dog shit that I must remove in order to dig my new giant garden bed. If only our dog shit had crocuses growing in it. My yard would be magical. → continue reading
