Tomato plants have been the bane of my existence this past summer. My loyal readers, who have stuck with me through the various gardening adventures this past summer (from our disastrous tilling incident to the gardening update that revealed the sad plight of my tomatoes), will remember that tomatoes and my small backyard garden did …
That One Time I Discovered a Massive Tomato Plant in Our Own Yard Read More »
At the beginning of the summer, my husband and I entertained the entire neighborhood by attempting to rotatill virgin soil. We eventually succeeded, planted some seeds, and waited. Eventually those seeds sprouted, and our backyard looked less like a patch of mud, and more like a garden. We had new neighbors move in below us, and …
Last year, when I was wedding planning, I experienced the strangest nightmares. On some nights, I would dream that my wedding dress was bright blue, and I would sob into the blueberry-colored tulle. On other nights, the wedding would have started already and my Mom and I would be making trip after trip to hurriedly …
We Tilled Our First Garden (and almost wiped out our neighbor’s fence in the process) Read More »
I was always afraid of orchids. They seemed so delicate, and difficult to care for. Until that day that my boyfriend came to one of my rehearsals, and brought me a gift: a beautiful, pink orchid. Everyone oohed, and awed, and I blushed the same color as the orchid, but underneath my excitement, I had a …
