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.


  • Peaches and Cream

    The shame of indolence? Or the fruits of hard labor? You choose.


  • Nourishment

    On balancing the real with the ideal. All these things are true.


  • Mother / Human

    On stumbling blocks and motherhood. With some very salty language.


  • Planting the Winter Garden

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  • You’re My Favorite

    It’s not that I haven’t been thinking about you, in fact I’ve been thinking a lot about you. Truth be told, I have been busy over this last few months laying the groundwork on a secret project. And I need your help. You may remember that I taught a gardening class online a few months ago. It went well, and our small class became surprisingly friendly over the eight live Zoom sessions. I didn’t know what to expect from online teaching, and was pleased with how it came out.  But as much as I enjoyed our live sessions, the standard…