Reposted from October 2018... Now when it comes to talking about Dia de los Muertos... as a white, middle aged, blond haired, green eyed guera, I consider myself no entitled-ass expert over here or anything. But know this- while I am not Mexican by birth I married one, we're raising three, AND I made alters …
September is almost over and you can finally feel it. It's "cooled off" to only the high nineties most days, no more the 100 degree plus days of July and August, and we've finally had some rain. The plants all look in better shape, with less wilting and more new growth pretty much all around. …
Continue reading That’s September for Ya- County Fair, Gomphrenas, and Bundt Cake
So periodically I like to see what gets dredged up from the mental depths with a post inspired by the first word out of a random word generator. Considering the first word out this go round was "rehabilitation" I almost chunked the whole thing because that seemed pretty damn fraught what with the past year and …
Continue reading Random Word Generator Inspired Post: Rehabilitation
I've needed a new "thing" on the blog for a while- how about a recommendation series? I worked at a garden center for a number of years in college, and there are so many plants that are awesome but don't get the love they deserve- mostly because a particular plant doesn't look good in small …
Ah September, the time of year where the cold fronts move in and we get cool 98 degree weather. (That's... that's only half joking. It IS actually better than 104 degrees.) The children are off to school. And... that's it. Fall doesn't set in for a long time here, so it isn't really fall-esque around …
It's so hot. I know I've mentioned that in all recent posts, but oh my God it's so hot right now. We haven't had rain in two months, the soil in the garden needs to be MUCH more improved if it's going to be the single main shelter for all these plants through such tough …
It's been a busy August! So many things to catch up on! The garden, as one recent visitor pointed out, "Isn't really blog worthy" and so I will spare you. But just for the record since that comment was made- all the dead zinnias, all but one of the tomatoes, the eggplants, the sunflowers, and a …
Continue reading One Quick Sprint to the Grave From Here on Out… Good Thing I Love Cemeteries!
