See Previous | See Next Well, we got just enough snow Christmas Eve to make it look like my hellebores were masquerading as sugar cookies. Not quite enough snow to be white-Christmas-level decorative, but still kind of decorative. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years seems to be predicting more snow to come! But it’s actually really random, as that shot of hardy violas this time two years ago also points out. Looking back 2-4 weeks and 2-4 years somehow…
I think my imagination space is getting too crowded. Not with cool ideas, but with just too many types of things. Like, I’ll think “What’s a cool story idea I can noodle on today?” And then, “Oh – an item from my housekeeping list. That is not what I was reaching for.”
Happy Solstice! The 2024 new year is coming soon, and with it, I’ll be hitting the 1-year mark of having this blog. Therefore, for the final, regular (non-weekly-garden) post of the year, I’d like to do a look-back of what I’ve done with this blog over the course of 2023. When it comes to any sort of hobby, I’m definitely prone to, and enjoy, tabulating the various stuff associated with it. And so, without further ado: General Accomplishments 1. I…
See Previous | See Next So, the vinca in my gardens is one of my banes. It grows in the winter, for goodness’ sake! So even if you’ve got things tidy in the fall, in the spring when all the things you planted on purpose are trying to poke their heads out, the vinca is already there, wrapped around them. But…it is nice to have something pretty and green right now, peeking out from amongst the brown, undaunted. Looking back…
I seem to have a weird pattern forming here of luminescent kraken…
See Previous | See Next So, this past week the snow did all completely melt, such that the ground was visible even in the front garden. As soon as that was done, though, it promptly snowed two very decorative inches of snow, as shown in the photos – so very pretty! And now it is, promptly, working on turning all soggy and melty again. Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years gives a deceptively strong impression that December has been…
Just finished re-inhaling The Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy by Martha Wells. I think I loved it even better this third time around.
Okay. We’re closing in on the end of the year. Which is the first year I’ve had this blog. Which I started in large part because I wanted a place to be able to talk about my writing (and my garden). You’ve seen my garden, so now, the least I can do is tell you how my writing’s gone this year. The short answer is: Not as great as I was hoping. But, I didn’t do nothing. So, I’ll give…
See Previous | See Next Well, there’s still snow on the ground, though things are getting soggy and drippy. Catching my garden just when the sun is coming through the scraggle can be pretty, but mostly we’re at the stage of ‘Ah, why didn’t I properly tidy this mess (back garden) before it got snow all over it?!’ Looking back 1-2 weeks and 1-2 years gives a strong reminder of how quickly things can dry back up into a brown…
See Previous | See Next Well, here’s that snow everything was hinting at. We got a good six inches this week! The next question is always, of course, how long will it last? Colorado winters are very dry and, lately at least, only intermittent about staying below freezing. Never-the-less, my front garden is so shady I’d say there’s even odds I won’t be seeing the ground there again until the spring. (But yay! I just managed to get it trimmed…