Oh, a perfectly spent evening.. Still too cold and rainy here to enjoy an evening like that. What's the book? And what are the flowers? A friend of mine has them in his garden, they spread like weed seeding themselves again and again every year but they're lovely, so fragile and blooming all summer.
I'm reading "Lapsing Into a Comma." I can only handle about a chapter at a time, but I'm a word nerd so it's fun. The flowers with the lacy foliage are cosmos. I haven't grown them before, but I think they're my new favorite!
I see, cosmos, what a great name :-) Thanks for the tip, I had to google it up before I went on about my fascination with Arnold Mindell's work with coma patients but actually this book sounds really interesting too. I studied linguistics and work as an editor so I can understand how that would be a fun book to read on the balcony, looking at the sunset. By the way, it finally got warm enough for me to enjoy my balcony last night too. Have a wonderful weekend!
This is the chronicle of my urban agriculture experiment – the process of transforming the 6’ x 8’ balcony of my second-story apartment into a vegetable container garden. Now in Year 2.
I'm part hobbit, part Jedi, and a lacto-ovo vegetarian.
I grew up in rural Illinois living a typical farm-kid life — exploring, raising animals and helping my mom around the house and in the garden. When I went to college for landscape architecture, a venture fueled by my love of art and the outdoors, I found I missed certain parts of the country lifestyle.
While in school I first lived in a dorm and then in a basement apartment with my husband. My studies included plants and designing gardens, but my gardening was limited to a few houseplants.
Our post-college, grown-up-a-bit-more apartment gave us a little room to stretch and enjoy the sunshine. My garden started from an innate desire to create, be independent, and take a step toward sustainability.
Today, my garden helps feed my husband and I, gives me a sense of personal accomplishment and provides me with the kind of “green” therapy that I used to take for granted. I hope my garden will inspire others who wish to garden, but don’t think they can because they don’t have a yard or traditional garden space. In some ways it’s easier, in others it’s harder, and it’s all worth it.
Oh, a perfectly spent evening.. Still too cold and rainy here to enjoy an evening like that. What's the book? And what are the flowers? A friend of mine has them in his garden, they spread like weed seeding themselves again and again every year but they're lovely, so fragile and blooming all summer.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading "Lapsing Into a Comma." I can only handle about a chapter at a time, but I'm a word nerd so it's fun.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers with the lacy foliage are cosmos. I haven't grown them before, but I think they're my new favorite!
I see, cosmos, what a great name :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, I had to google it up before I went on about my fascination with Arnold Mindell's work with coma patients but actually this book sounds really interesting too. I studied linguistics and work as an editor so I can understand how that would be a fun book to read on the balcony, looking at the sunset. By the way, it finally got warm enough for me to enjoy my balcony last night too.
Have a wonderful weekend!
I'm glad your weather is improving. Hopefully it won't be too long before it's too hot! :)
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