calamity jane

These days I mostly try not to write. My life is so full of work and family and weeding. But every now and then, my brain starts to itch and the only way to scratch that itch is writing. This is where you will find my most recent scratchings.

  • The Best Laid Plans

    I do a lot of garden planning and record keeping. Not because it’s strictly necessary, each gardener comes to the task with her own style, preferences and skills. The best gardener I know tends an enormous, gorgeous permaculture garden with a very minimal amount of planning and it obviously works, the proof is in the […]

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    Calamity Jane

  • The Snow Globe

    The last couple of weeks have meant a blessed break from work. My job has been very all-encompassing of late, since last June in fact when I was reluctantly promoted to a position of much greater leadership than I had ever imagined for myself. I have a very hard time keeping an emotional distance from […]

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    Calamity Jane

  • In the Weeds

    A tentative love letter to weeds, who ask so little and give so much. Sometimes much, much too much.

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    Calamity Jane

  • The Pendulum

    The prodigal daughter returns, to the sound of riotous applause and adoration. Self-made.

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    Calamity Jane

  • Late Summer

    A possibly over-thought explanation for why I feel so damn tired this time of year.

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    Calamity Jane