We finally harvested and cut into the mystery melon. It was very fragrant but Evan told me that it tasted watery. I’m allergic to cantaloupes so I took his word on it. I suppose that it needed more time to ripen but the neighborhood creatures had started getting to it. We are back in the […]
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mystery
The blog has been a bit garden-heavy but we may have solved a mystery. For a couple months, we thought we had lots of cucumber plants. It turned out that half of them were producing a strange round fruit. I decided to let it grow to see what we’d get. So far the largest fruit […]
an idea
This evening I was documenting some produce from the garden. I had them in a bowl and got a few decent shots. Then Evan asked if I was putting them in color order. Brilliant idea. I’m no stylist but this photo is way better than a bowl of tomatoes.
buried but with pancakes
Even after 9.5 years of living in New England, snow storms still amaze me. We just survived the second blizzard of winter this week. It’s unheard of around here but the kids had two consecutive snow days. For us it means indoor projects, lounging about, snow play, hot chocolate and sometimes pancakes. (Oh and for […]
a little remorse
If you were curious, it appears that our mouse problem has been resolved–for now. Since the last post, I heard gnawing in the wall, skittering under the fridge and e saw one dash out from the radiator while in the bathroom. And then there was silence. I was in a state of paranoia so I […]
not a fan, not anymore.
Today confirmed one thing for me. I am not a fan of mice. Those characters in children’s books and in cartoons are no longer charming. I will not ever give a mouse a cookie. However, I am ok with giving a mouse some rat poison. (That probably wouldn’t be a best selling book.) Today while […]
the 31st approaches…
Fall has been sneaking in behind my back. I turned around and suddenly found trees in their orange cloaks. While my back was turned, the crisp air has swept away the searing humidity of summer. Was I not paying attention? I now find myself facing down the task of creating three costumes for my kids […]
silly, silly me
We had a streak of chilly weather about a week or so ago. It was early for fall to arrive but I was not too upset about it. It’s been an especially hot summer because our AC is kaput. Not only do I feel virtuous about our (unplanned) energy savings but we’re learning just to […]
signs of the end
There they are, the last of this year’s tomato harvest. I like the fact that in this photo you can get a glimpse of the sky and trees that overlook our tomato plants. It’s a happy but initially unintended photo element. I feel a little silly posting non-family shots in our karenoch flickr photostream so […]
purple.
One of the best things about gardening is the many varieties you can grow–like these. They start green on the plant then deepen to this color as they mature. Then when cooked, they fade back to green. Creation is amazing.
