I know it’s spring for all you northerners, but down under winter is creeping up. Frost hits regularly, the tomatoes die, and I go into hibernation mode. This means I make several changes to my routine: I lit my first fire last night, and it definitely made things way cozier. It helped that… I moved…
Ten days ago, I planted the vegetable bed in the garden: carrots, radishes, lettuce, and kohlrabi. I was very proud and happy, until I discovered that not only do slugs love lettuce, there also is a sizeable slug population in my garden – either that, or they have an excellent sense of smell. They have…
This week, I had to go on a two-day business trip – my first of that sort. Now I own a perfectly useful rucksack, which I take on weekend trips if there’s not enough stuff to fill a suitcase. But a rucksack not smart. So I took out my largest handbag and tried to fit…
I’ll be moving into a new apartment in May, and one of the best features about is the windows– tall ones, that run the length of our living room wall, with nice wide windowsills. My roommates and I are excited to grow our own vegetables. The only thing is, I’m not quite sure where to…
Lilies are strikingly gorgeous, roses and lilacs smell divine, and I love the sight of a carpet of bluebells. However, when I see the tulips in bloom, something about them just screams, “Spring is REALLY here!” I’m starting to see tulips blooming all around me now, and it makes me very happy.
I went away on holiday this week, and had a fabulous time. Did some tramping, did some shopping, ate mussels, and even got some review reading in. That’s all good. But what made my holiday great were the people I met; specifically, at the B&Bs where I stayed.
April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, I’m sharing one of my favorite poems with you. This is Sharon Olds’ “I go Back to May 1937.” I see them standing at the formal gates of their colleges, I see my father strolling out under the ochre sandstone arch, the red tiles glinting like bent plates…
My watch broke recently. Since I’ve been known to actually sleep with it on, I thought I’d be utterly lost without it. However, over a month has passed and I now find myself in no hurry to replace it. If I REALLY need to see what time it is, there’s usually a clock around somewhere….
Used to be, I was thrilled to be able to go online. About 15 years ago, I was deeply grateful to those advanced spirits among my acquaintance who permitted me to browse this new bookstore Amazon for a half-hour, and when I was at the university library, I loved looking up that amazing list of…
It’s spring in the District. This time of year is Washington at its most beautiful. Flowers are starting to bloom, grass is green again, and the branches of trees are beginning to bud leaves. Temperatures are still fluctuating a bit, but you wouldn’t know it if you looked on my school’s campus– girls are wearing…
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