What a great weekend! The brick patio is finished, I (re)planted a holly bush destroyed by the dog-that-no-longer-lives-here and planted some Russian sage and dianthus annuals, and then mulched the yard. A mulched and landscaped yard is so satisfying, maybe as satisfying as harvesting vegetables from my garden. Maybe. Okay, a tie then. Here’s whatContinue reading “Memorial Day Mulch and More”
Category Archives: landscaping
May Days
The River Teeth Nonfiction Conference wrapped up nicely this weekend. I don’t think we could have asked for a better experience (save for, perhaps, the mice… I could have done without the mice incident). For a taste of what happened, visit the River Teeth website, where I’ve posted a few videos from the panels andContinue reading “May Days”
Turning Over Earth
I am woefully behind on my 30th year goal to blog once a week. To recap since April, poem-a-day went fairly well and generated a good chunk of material plus an essay I’m excited about, Brandon traveled a lot for work, I worked a lot for work, Henry turned one, Lydia turned six, we celebratedContinue reading “Turning Over Earth”