Every week I tell my friends and neighbors that I’m “going to be swimming in tomatoes” the next week. And, the dumb tomatoes have been making a liar out of me for several weeks now. I get just enough big tomatoes to make a good salad for friends and baby tomatoes for post work snacks.…
At this point, the question that really remains is how many garden updates can I write before the tomatoes ripen? I honestly would have thought the day would have happened already… but alas, no ripe tomatoes… HOWEVER, we are close! I’m reluctant to call us halfway through Summer because that would be depressing to me.…
One of the best parts about living in the burbs is just how much outdoor time you can really have. This does potentially lead to many many trips to Lowes but it also leads to sun-kissed cheeks and slightly blonder hair. While I clearly love my whole garden, I think one of the best parts…
… and just like that I feel like a garden wizard. Almost. I’m wrapping up a wonderful extra long weekend off from work – of which much was spent outdoors in the sun. After spending so many weekends lamenting, planning, planting, and re-organizing the garden… all I do now is weed and check for more…
Please consider this the Garden Progress Update. I almost bought a webcam a few weeks ago just so I could watch my garden all day long. So that’s just a little hint of how obsessed I am with every little damn flower that grows here. Besides the family contest of “First to Fruit” I’m also…
Just last week I was swearing the left third of my garden was a bloomless wasteland. Slightly dramatic but it felt accurate… especially when compared to the bountiful garden that I had imaged and planned. The benefit of being home sick for nearly the entire month of February was that I had plenty of time…
I think I read somewhere in the last year that to garden is to essentially have hope or a plan for the future. I fully believe and embrace this. For the past 4 years, my garden has slowly expanded from 1 tomato plant on my fire escape to a garden that my landlord deemed a…
I won’t quite forget the moment my Super told me the apartment building was for sale. He quite literally handed me a shot of Lemoncello as he delivered that crushing blow. That’s being a bit dramatic but I’m a nester. I fall in love with where I live. I like the nooks and crannies of…
Cinco de Mayo is one of my favorite holidays to cook for each year. I’m not quite sure why but I think it has something to do with the fact that tequila becomes a serious option as an ingredient… and I can’t say no to that. While I’ve always been intimidated by a theme party,…
Despite being January, there has been essentially zero snow in Boston this year. By this time last year I had gone cross-country skiing at least 3 times. This year = zero. But tonight… it is snowing … even if just for a few hours. Whenever it snows, you should almost always eat baked cheese and…
