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August brought two full moons instead of one. Here is a picture of the second, or “blue” moon, seen over a water glass of fennel from the garden. CatCub’s owner reports that now when CatCub watches out the window and … Continue reading →

Dear Captain and Mrs. Wing, You have way better things to do on the road than be reading this, but if you ever wondered “What is happening to our garden? Will it be there when we get home?” the answer … Continue reading →

Oh oops — it’s an even-numbered date. My turn to water the garden. Should have thought of it sooner, but I was out at the store stocking up on bulk grains. Well, ok. Downstairs we go. Ok, so bumbling in … Continue reading →

The nasturtium patch, in July I had to plug in a new Apple Mac Mini. That should mean plugging a polarized 3-prong plug right in to a polarized 3-prong socket in my surge protection power strip. But what’s this? The … Continue reading →

(Hm, who left me this vase of gladiolas? Why are my pink geraniums looking great all of a sudden? Who would go about wreaking this kind of niceness? Should we question the usual suspects?) Last week the Wings went away … Continue reading →

Catcub’s Beloved Owner is away, helping a relative with a medical emergency. This is big news for Catcub. Up until now, Beloved Owner worked at home and has never left Catcub before. On a normal day, Catcub is used to … Continue reading →

Ok, that’s really keeping up with Mrs. Wing, and even that is only a misty abstraction. There is no foreseeable prospect of keeping up with the Wing Family, whose favorite greeting as I come trudging home after work is “Mary! … Continue reading →

[Mrs. Wing’s Fish Mint, Houttuynia cordata, is blooming outside in her herb patch.] On Thursday at dawn, before work, I was down at Seth’s produce aisle.    “Mary!” Seth exclaimed, maneuvering a massive tower of fruit crates on wheels. “Our … Continue reading →

On a morning walk down a new street, here was one front yard with bright freesia flowers. The garden patch had an old metal astrolabe-style globe as a weather vane. And what a lucky angle and composition: a storm cloud … Continue reading →