Holiday Weekend Kat Blogging: She Stands, She Talks, and Her Garden Grows!

There is much news to catch up on with Kat.
First of all, she is starting to stand quite well. Sure, she still leans on furniture or lightly holds our hands, but her balance is remarkable. She is also close to pulling herself up on her feet by herself.
On the other hand, she still shows little […]

What is This Vegetable?

One of the most beautiful things about getting a CSA box is the excitement of not knowing what will be in it, until you open it up.
It is little bit like Christmas, every weekend.
For the past two weeks, we have had a mysterious green in our box.
You can see it in the […]

Garden Update: I’ve Got ‘Maters!

With the heat wave we have been experiencing here in Athens (heat indeces of around 106 degrees F daily–woohoo!) and no rain in sight, I have noticed that my tomatoes have started going into overdrive.

(The heat wave did finally break last night, with a spectacular series of thunderstorms that included mult-colored lightning, cracks and […]

Fresh And Local Ingredients Make Summer Pasta Special

I am lucky to live where I do.
Many city dwellers would be confused to hear me say that; after all, I live in a very small town in the middle of a rural Appalachian Ohio county that has a high unemployment rate and all of the attendant problems which that entails.
However, I am […]

Do You See What I See?

Yes, that is indeed what it looks like.
My first ripe tomato of the season. It was on one of the seven foot-tall tomato plants, and there is one near it that will be ripe tomorrow.
I rewarded myself by eating it after I transplanted some potted flowers and redid some of our window-boxes on the […]