October Gardening Checklist
October is the busiest gardening month of the year for me, from preparing and winterizing beds to planting perennials and fall vegetables.
Do I Have to?
Change is inevitable, a consistent variable in our journey. How we adapt to change becomes a building block for future encounters with life’s altering experiences.
Pecan Prune Bread
I made up another recipe this last weekend, because I was in the mood for baking and not in the mood to go to the store!
Glorious Joy in a Seed
The closing bell of summer is ringing. In my garden, it’s the season for harvesting seeds.
Why Plant Seeds in the Fall
Why do I plant seeds in the Fall for Spring and Summer flowers? I don’t want my seeds germinating in the Fall, but I do want to give them a period of stratification. What is stratification?
A Cloud of Butterflies
Out of my kitchen window, I notice butterflies flitting in and out of the late summer flowers in full bloom. I dash out with my camera in hand to snap a few of these miracles landing here and there, but I’m so distracted by their colors, sizes, and industry, that I can’t concentrate on just one shot!
Lemon Saffron Cupcakes
I partially made up a cake recipe (I made cupcakes) to celebrate the end of summer and served them for a special small gathering. Lemon brightens up any occasion. And if you include a touch of exotic saffron, the floral notes will tickle the back of your tongue for sure!
Set the Stage
My twelve-year-old granddaughter has been busy setting the stage, especially her desk, for school to start. We receive face-time calls from her almost every day with a running commentary on the welfare of her two dogs, one illusive cat, and her new favorite pet, a gecko! We savor these phone calls and hope they never end, but who am I kidding?! Teenage years are right around the corner. But I digress!
September Garden Checklist
September is the start of the most intensive work in the Texas garden. If you put the work in from September through November, your plants will happily weather winter and rejoice once spring returns!
Apophenia, Seeing Meaningful Patterns
I learned a new word this week, apophenia, “seeing meaningful patterns in randomness (Webster).”