Boneset Harvest

1 September 2010

Last night was cool enough to warrant two quilts, a delicious weight over my body in the morning.  This afternoon was hot enough to warrant a dip in the river, though by the time we got there it was already late afternoon, and shadows stretched long over the bright water.  The water was vigorously cold, [...]

September Breeze, August Peaches

23 August 2010

A September breeze waltzed through this August afternoon.  I recognized it immediately.  I was working in my outdoor kitchen, slicing peach after peach, thumbing out the pits with a satisfying slurp, dipping the flesh in a strawberry vinegar solution.  The breeze had a certain swish, a lift that August breezes  don’t have unless a storm [...]

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How the Rain Fell Perfectly on my Skin

19 August 2010

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It is evening.  Dinner has been eaten, and the children are cleaning up, or so we hope, in the kitchen.  The katydids fill the forest with their pulsing chatter.  I’m listening to them, and to Eva Cassidy singing “Kathy’s Song.”  I can’t decide which is more beautiful.  I’ll take both.
Yesterday I picked peaches.   I [...]

Prescription for Rising Heat

22 July 2010

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July is a strange month. The heat rises quickly. Long, bright days filled with the whir of bugs bend time. The garden calls in the lush heat, and I answer, covered in soil and sweat in a matter of minutes. The laundry hung to dry gets washed again in a sudden [...]

How the Goat Doth Whine

15 July 2010

Back in early June I sold my goats. It was a decision I had toyed with for awhile, especially whenever I walked out my door and they assailed me with a collective whining bleat. Truly, I have enough whining in my life. When I had a spontaneous vision of removing their [...]

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The Fullness of Summer, the Welcome Bed

28 June 2010

On Sunday I went to the Useful Plants Nursery Summer Plant Sale and bought a marvelous assortment of trees and shrubs. While I was gone, Jay pulled up the old floor downstairs, which was a hodge-podge of hardwood flooring, parquet, linoleum, and tile. Now it is down to a bare slab. [...]

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Summer’s Parade

24 June 2010

June has swept me up in her hot parade and I have so enjoyed the celebration I can hardly believe we are near its end. My second eldest has graduated from high school, and the party that goes with that has long since passed. The garden is marching along happily, though the week [...]

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