Our family has a focus these days…
Birthday Pie
ED turned 16 this week! How on earth did that happen? Here she is with her little possum buddy.
ED isn’t really a cake kind of girl—she likes a good blueberry pie for her birthday.
The Garden in August
August Kitchen
I’m looking at that stove with a jaundiced eye, knowing that even though it’s crushingly hot right now, a morning fire is just around the corner. Well, maybe another month, but still.
Ducks Everywhere
The front yard is full of ducks of all ages and sizes. They’re so much fun to watch, but I sure wish it would rain, as the yard could use a rinse.
A Long Dry Spell
I’ve been up this morning since 3:30, listening to coyotes and katydids,watching dawn slowly arrive.
As I’m sure everybody knows, the Southeast is in the grip of a severe drought. Here in the mountains, lawns are dead and crispy, the plants on the side of the road are wilted at 10 a.m., and once again the hay is looking pretty bad (and pretty expensive). Surprisingly, our garden is doing ok, in spite of our not really being able to water it from our little spring, which—also surprisingly—is hanging in there. A lot of wells and springs bigger than ours are slowing down ; I guess ours is The Little Spring That Could!
I find drought depressing and stifling. I just want to go to the beach.
Next up: A less whiny post!