It is a delight to be arriving at the time of season when cutting roses (in advance of dead-heading) and harvesting edibles (to make way for more growth) is a large part of tending the garden–full on reciprocal nurturing.
Peace and light, E — Posted with WordPress for BlackBerry.
The polar vortices must have been good for the grape kiwi. After years of being barely productive, it is flourishing wildly. Sometimes it takes, as we can learn from mindfully practiced yoga asana, a stressor to stimulate growth or needed change. It isn’t stress that holds us back, but distress. As for the kiwi vine,…
Arugula, chard, kale, garlic chives, celery, various perennial herbs
I cut off the gnawed parts, diced the rest, and put it in the freezer. One day in snowy winter, I will thaw it and cook some warm for winter soup or stew with beans and grains and possibly greens.