Fiber Artist
We grow many of our own vegetables and we purchase fresh produce at our local farmer’s markets. This year we decided to take advantage of something even more convenient by picking up a box of vegetables that are delivered to a neighbors house by a local organic farmer — Shooting Star CSA of Suisun Valley, […]
Remember when I shared with you the capture and destruction of the tomato worm on the parsley plant? I’ve since learned — to my great distress — that it was actually the larva of a Western Swallowtail Butterfly! I can hear my friends Belle and Jennifer sighing “Oh, Franki!” I’m sharing this publicly in the […]
Just four blossoms this year on my young peony. I haven’t seen one of these guys in many years! Isn’t is incredible how something so destructive can be so beautiful!? Smile. . . Happy summer.
How are housework and garden work alike? They never end. And how are they different? The satisfaction derived from a clean house lasts only as long as it stays that way — say about as long as it takes to read a Haiku — whereas the satisfaction from work done in the garden is immediate […]
Last year a pair of Bewick’s Wrens found the nesting box and grew a family. This year a pair of Titmice found the box first. I spied them last week checking it out. Hmmm . . . Looks okay from here but what about the inside? Serious building started on the 9th. The dried maple […]
My first harvest from the tree — so exciting! They are ripe and beautiful. They measure about 5″ long and the same width. Don’t you just love the color? I wish you could smell them. YUM! They have their own distinctive aroma and taste. If you run across these at your local farmer’s market, be […]
I took a little stroll in the back yard this past Sunday. Though most plants in my garden are saving their energy for the big spring party, there are a few show offs this time of year. My wall of climbing camellia is filling in nicely If these big, frothy blossoms can’t put a smile […]
Here’s an update on the progress of the two large Buddha Hand fruits on my tree. I should be harvesting them this month. They will be candied and used in future jam recipes.
