After my family and faith, I think it’s pretty easy to tell which things I’m passionate about. Books – I’ve been a voracious reader since I was a little kid. Not do I only love to read, but I love to collect books as well. I’ve been adding to my hoard for almost four decadesContinue reading “Small Life Thrills”
Category Archives: plants
Fruity Anecdotes
I love most fruits. I like eating them. I like discovering them. Since I grew up in a relatively urban setting, I get excited over food I can forage in the wild. It’s always a thrill to come across fruit-bearing trees and bushes because I was used to encountering their fruits in the supermarket andContinue reading “Fruity Anecdotes”
In the Garden: Prickly Pear Predicament
I’m on the warpath because some beast or human broke my prickly pear cactus! I had grown it from a single pad that I had snapped off somebody’s plant (with her permission). I don’t usually actively acquire cacti and succulents unless they’re virtually free. I am fascinated by cacti, however. I think it started withContinue reading “In the Garden: Prickly Pear Predicament”
In the Garden – Volunteer Aglaonemas… Aglaonemae?
What’s your attitude toward volunteers in your garden? I’ve always been benevolent toward plants (mushrooms and animals too, if truth be told) that decide to show up without my bidding, even the ones that I know I don’t want around. I let them linger until they start showing their true thug. That’s when I feelContinue reading “In the Garden – Volunteer Aglaonemas… Aglaonemae?”
In the Garden – Crooked Cucumber Harvest
I’m not going to make any claim to Zen other than the fact that I write a lot about green tea and often have to delve into meditation and tea ceremonies. I’m hard pressed to find any Zen in my life. It’s not my aesthetic and not my disposition. It would be nice if itContinue reading “In the Garden – Crooked Cucumber Harvest”
In the Garden: Blue Ternate
It was market day at this dragonfruit farm up in the mountains. We traveled some two-plus hours to get there, the last stretch of the journey on a narrow dirt road that punished the underside of our vehicles. In our minds, the trip was worth it. We were able to score organic produce at aContinue reading “In the Garden: Blue Ternate”
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