Last week I was leaving the library and overheard three athletic young men outside having a discussion. One of them said one of the following sentences: “Great game last night!” “I’m tired of studying, lets get some brews.” “Dude, I… Read More »two surprises
I enjoy odd botanical science stories, and this was one of the stranger ones I’ve read in a while: Plants will look after clones of themselves but won’t lift a petal to assist an unrelated plant of the same species.… Read More »nepotism and plants
One night a week and a half ago, when much of the world was watching the final “American Idol” showdown between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen or viewing the finale of “Dancing with the Stars,” almost a hundred of us… Read More »words are important
This morning the runners in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon are taking to the streets down the hill from me. It’s overcast and cool enough, for sure. But somehow I’m not feeling motivated to run 26 miles… The locals have… Read More »morning drizzle
I showed the almost-complete version of this front porch screen earlier, but that was before we applied the final stain to the wood. Here it is in the really final version. As long as we were staining wood, we got… Read More »screening with wood, screening with plants
I love my drought-tolerant herbs, but I couldn’t imagine summer without one that likes a little more water to do well: basil. Last year, I shared that when I buy a bunch at the grocery I usually cut off the… Read More »basil season
On Sunday we were working outside on a project and happened to look up at the sky. A plane had been skywriting, spreading some advertising copy in the sky to the north–some sort of ad for Geico insurance, I think.… Read More »written with clouds
Is there anything better than fresh herbs from the garden? For years I had herbs in my fairly dry veggie garden. Some of the herbs herbs thrived. Others sulked. Some died. Fortunately, if you’re trying to cut down on watering,… Read More »herbs for a dry garden
I’ve posted occasionally on the progress of the quilt that Linda was stitching to commemorate John’s and my wedding last summer. Last week the finished quilt made it into my eager hands and I had to share. The design was… Read More »the bamboo-inspired quilt is done!
This post may be mainly for the math nerds among you, but I think it could be interesting to any gardeners living in drought-prone parts of the world. In my last post I mentioned that I’d used instructions in Olivier… Read More »how dry am i?