Tag: vegetablegarden
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Mae’s Orange Retreat: Short Story #13 of 72
Ms. Audrey Mae kept two coins and a $5 bill in her bra during her trip to the courthouse. This trip into town felt like her first day off in 9 months. After checking in, she was given two options: either wait inside or return after 30 minutes for case details. Mae decided to return…
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This Weeks Harvest!
A few of the veggies I harvested from the garden this week. One of the questions from this weeks!
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January Recap
What did I read this month? I finished reading two books – one by James Baldwin and another about the life of Lorraine Hansberry. I’m excited to share my review and thoughts on them in one of my upcoming post. What writing projects did I work on in January? I finished writing short story #7…
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Savannah’s Glory: Short Story #1 of 72
Savannah knew that she had to either take some teacakes home with her or eat them now; otherwise, Granny would be upset with her. When Savannah arrived in Granny’s empty kitchen, she noticed she caught her in the middle of cooking and canning potatoes from her garden. On the table were bundles of collard greens,…
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We’ve got cauliflower growing in the garden…
Im celebrating our cauliflower making it’s beautiful debut. Today is day one of my 4 day 2023 garden gratitude challenge. I have so much gratitude for all I’ve learned and look forward to sharing more reflections.
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…..loving yet clumsy hands.
One of my favorite artists, Solange, released her glassware collection this summer. I am a huge fan of her music and art and love how she styles her home. Apartamento Magazine describes Solange’s home as “a mix of organic modernism, her own furniture designs, and Black art and vernacular objects she has collected over the…
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Knowing “your” season….
I have attempted to grow cilantro during the summer but have yet to succeed. Cilantro is one of my favorite herbs. It grows so well in my garden during the fall and winter, but when spring arrives, the cilantro in our garden tends to bolt. Bolting is the term applied to vegetable crops when they…
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The work & wait was worth it!
A gentle reminder that whatever you are waiting on and working on will be worth it! My love picked lemons from our lemon tree as summer ended. I preserved the lemons three weeks ago. It took 24 hours to preserve the lemons and 30 minutes to enjoy a few wheels/slices… I placed one lemon wheel…
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..My Weekly Garden Highlight Photos
Monday Photos above. Sharing a few photos I took this morning of my favorite veggies that are finally taking off in my garden. 1: jalapeños2: cherry tomatoes3: chamomile4: dinosaurs kale (Lacinato)5: curly kale6: red mustard greens The chamomile and jalapeños are new and this is my first experience growing them. The tomatoes, curly kale, and…