A new selection for this year’s pots: portulaca I got a clean bill of health yesterday, although I’m still feeling less energetic than normal. But I guess a bacterial infection can drag you down for a while. Ugh. I went rollerblading the other day and could barely make it home. […]
Terra cotta
One of my new planters I may be a bit behind in getting things planted, but I’m making up for lost time. The husband generously lent his brute strength and superior screwdriver-wielding technique to helping me put together a raised bed for the veggies. I have one more to assemble […]
Kissing the cook
A simple, yet delicious, backyard spread I haven’t felt like cooking at all since I was discharged from hospital hell. I ate very little while incarcerated and my appetite took a while to get back up to speed once I returned home. It’s back to normal now, but cooking has […]
Farm-fresh shopping
A Saturday morning on Fulton Street Although it opened for the year on May 1, today was our first visit to the farmers market. There are just so many good things to be had. And it feels so much better than shopping for produce in a grocery store. These people […]
Produce
Life is a bowl of freshly washed cherries I love the bounty of spring and summer. There are so many foods that I miss during the colder months. Bing cherries top the list, but there are blueberries, fresh raspberries and strawberries, asparagus, and the plump, garden-fresh peppers that are just […]
Raise your hand if you’re sure
Jordan Pond and such viewed from the South Bubble (I think), Acadia National Park Isn’t it funny how the simplest things can drive you the battiest? I’ve been struggling to find a deodorant, of all things, for a while now. From my teenage years until the point they switched from […]
Yellowness
We saw tons of these gorgeous flowers along the Polpis and Sconset bike trails on Nantucket Island
Wishing I could do more
The best ice cream in Massachusetts is in Westford I’m going to stick with a few more trip pictures over the next days. I haven’t taken a single photo since we’ve gotten back and still don’t have the energy for it just yet. I am proud to say that I […]