slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Category: Back Forty
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We got five inches of snow last night at our house, the largest snowfall we’ve seen in a long, long time. Even though I miss my feral kitties, I am relieved that I don’t have to worry about them in this kind of weather. Ozzie used to hate the snow and he would sit out…
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Ah, I am happy that it is the weekend. I woke up this morning after way too much sleep, blearily wondering what to wear to work today. This week was a mixed bag for me. I felt a lot better on Tuesday, so I walked a lot and generally behaved like a normal person through…
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The walls went up yesterday. Reading the directions turns out to be important. Lots o’ velcro All that’s left to do is the flooring. I’ve been daydreaming about a screened back porch for a long time, but as long as I spend my money on travel and art classes and art supplies, it ain’t gonna…
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In permaculture, a bed shaped in a U with the opening to the south is called a keyhole bed. The purpose is efficient use of the soil as well as capturing the southern heat and light. This spot is where I put my greenhouse in winter months. I make flat cages out of wire fencing…
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Biggest news – the figs are ripening and there are lots of them! I just ate six right off the tree and they were incredibly delicious. I’m about to go out with a small stepladder to pick, because it has gotten that big. I think that the Roma tomatoes, and possibly the San Marzanos, will…
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We got lucky in Greensboro yesterday – two lines of intense storms passed to our north and south, making the temperature cool enough to be bearable at the outdoor wedding I attended in Brown Summit late in the day. It was a particularly beautiful and joyful wedding, I thought. The couple went all out for…
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Man, aren’t three-day weekends the greatest? If we ever get the option of working four 10-hour days, I think that I’ll go for it. The coffee is almost gone already because I’ve spent most of my time so far reading emails and comments! Whew! These two discussion groups are terrific (the other one is “thecreativelife”)!…
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I can’t eat these Violetto artichokes because they are too beautiful and they attract an enormous crowd of different kinds of bees and other insects. I was given this potted plant about five years ago. I planted it in a spot where it ended up getting trampled a lot and forgot about it. Now it…
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It is getting harder and harder to post here, because for one, I am art journaling on actual PAPER (yes, it does still exist) and two, every time I get online I am totally distracted by this wonderful new Yahoo group that just started. Everyone is excited and enthusiastic and it is very busy with…
slowly she turned 