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Abundance



The view from my desk is filled with flowers. Perhaps my yard looks like chaos from the road side, but from here, the yard has been transformed into a meadow of swaying flowers. Next year we plan to take a section of the meadow and move the kitchen garden there so the veggies can take advantage of the extra sun. My current kitchen garden will become an herb and cutting flower garden.

I have five thriving lavender plants, and I've been looking at things to do with the flowers.  I may have let the flowers go too far to make lavender wands, but surely I can dry the flowers and make sachets.  There's always lavender sugar, too, which may be nice with lemonade.  Any other ideas for my bountiful crop of lavender?

Progress is being made on the kitchen.  We picked up our dishwasher this week and made a final selection on lights.  I have a handful of paint swatches (my favorite part) to play with, too.  Last night Neal made great strides on the first cabinet.  I keep telling him that HE should be a teacher and get the summer off...what he couldn't do with three months straight to work on our little house!

I hope you have fun plans for the weekend.  Tomorrow I'm going to see The Tempest with friends and nephews and eat lots of yummy picnic food. Today, though, I'll hop on my bike to clear my head for some late morning novel writing.

July 24, 2009 in Golightly Gardens | Permalink | Comments (2)

Sure Sign of Spring



Two years ago my girlfriend Cae gave me a cutting from her pussy willow. It seems to be thriving. I can't wait until it is big enough for me to cut a few branches to bring inside.

The weather is beautiful today; after a visit to my nephew's art show, I wandered into the garden.  The lavender that looked beat up--nearly dead--from the living room window is actually doing pretty well.  I trimmed back a lot of the old growth to give the new leaves a greater chance for success.  I was also surprised to see that my oregano has made it through another harsh winter.  Tough stuff, that. 

Neal and I walked around the front to see where we might put in an asparagus plant.  Norma has encouraged me with her advice on the Garden Along board, and I'm looking forward to a feast of fresh asparagus next year.

How goes your Saturday?

March 28, 2009 in Golightly Gardens | Permalink | Comments (4)

On Composting

112707_001About 18 months ago Neal and I decided to start a compost pile.  After a lot of debate about how to collect our compost material in the house (he wanted a bucket outside by the door; I wanted something inside), we settled on a medium sized plastic bin kept by the kitchen sink.  We figure we've cut the amount of garbage we send to the dump by at least two bags a week by hanging on to our veggie scraps, egg shells, and coffee grinds.  It ain't pretty, but here's how it looks.

When the bin threatens to overflow (with all of my soup making lately, that's often), one of us takes it out back, behind our shed. 

112707_006There Neal has set up three piles.  While it would be better to have an enclosure around the piles, we haven't had any problems with critters, and the dogs aren't allowed behind the shed, so they don't scamper off with carrot bits.  At this point, one pile is simply leaves from our yard.  The second has a crater in the center, where we dump the kitchen waste.  The third is our own version of black gold.

112707_003 Neal moved a pile of our first compost to my garden, where it will be used to enrich the soil.  It is so satisfying to know that all those bibs and bobs of organic material that we might have put in the garbage are instead going to help me to grow more food for our kitchen. 

Do you compost?  If so, what tips do you have for me? 

November 28, 2007 in Golightly Gardens | Permalink | Comments (5)

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