I never sleep well at home. There's this combination of jetlag and nostalgia that leaves my heart racing at one in the morning. For the record, my normal state is a near torpor. My heart beats at a pace that's almost creepy. It beats, then pauses until you start to wonder whether it has stopped, then beats again. II breath slowly and deliberately regardles of... Read More
In the frontier spirit that this country was founded on, a 4th of July quote for you all:
"I was armed to the teeth with a pitiful little Smith & Wesson's seven-shooter, which carried a ball like a homeopathic pill, and it took the whole seven to make a dose for an adult. But I thought it was grand. It appeared to me to be... Read More
It's an abnormally beautiful day even by the standards of my own clime. I'm thinking about seasons.
In the first days of summer, I find something internal that I didn't know was missing. When I moved out to California I thought that was abandoning the seasons to live in a full time mild summer. This is certainly untrue. California removes the obvious and superficial demarcation... Read More
UGH.. I'd like living on that much land had it been kept up with over the years, but it's my Nana's house and it just ended up going to hell after the gardener had a heart attack and retired
And I live in north Philly-- right off Temple's campus.
Hi, I'm Amy
The many seasons.. theyre so wonderful.. right now its getting hot.. tomato season, and mine are getting ripe left and right! Also the petunias are in full bloom and so beautiful.. I love all the subtle seasons we have here as well..
Glad to see youre in good spirits, just wanted to say hello
I got the incredibly nerdy idea to make a list of the plants I have in my vegetable garden by family. It's interesting to see where plants lie relative to each other. You start to develop a feel for families, too. Last week, based on flower/leaf structure, as well as some internal gestalt, correctly surmised that a plant was in the pea family. (It turned... Read More