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Destiny
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Gardening. Yarn. Nerding out. Whatever.
Building #community offline.
Spring also means it’s French sorrel soup time!

Early spring garden greens are wonderful.
April 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The arrival of spring means that my spouse is baking bread in the solar oven once more.
April 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Iris reticulata ‘Katharine Hodgkin’ emerges after my crocus and snowdrops.

I love the ethereal coloring, and that it’s an early flower after a long Maine winter.

#bloomsky
April 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Repost with a favorite book from childhood
April 9, 2025 at 1:12 AM
There’s something special about the earliest flowers; the ones that bloom before the trees have leaves. They are little beacons of hope and promise.

#bloomsky
April 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Spotted on my lunchbreak meandering. I said “Hello friend, may I take your picture?”

Black-capped chickadees are such friendly birds.

#birdsky #maine
April 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
April 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We’ve got roots!

Plant propagation is so cool. Some of these will be used to expand my own plantings, and others will go to local folks.
April 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
My spouse darned my socks for me! Now I can continue to wear one of my favorite pairs.
March 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My first flowers of 2025 are crocus. Although later, I saw that I also had a single snowdrop.

After the long Maine winter, it’s encouraging to see something bloom again.

#bloomsky
March 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Attempting to root some grape and elderberry cuttings in water. My hope is that I will have enough success to expand my own plantings AND share some with folks in my community.

There are “better” propagation methods, but I’m trying for what will be easiest for me.
March 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Blue cornmeal cake made with corn we grew. Elder-blackberry jam filling from berries we grew. Lemon buttercream frosting.

A collaboration between my spouse, our kid, and I.

Thankful for tastes of last season’s garden while it’s still too soon to plant the next.
March 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Joy is a Fedco Seeds delivery in your mailbox. I even hugged the envelope before opening it.
February 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The joy of seeing my wee baby kale sprouts.
February 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Getting ready to dive into learning after procrastinating since late fall.
February 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Since its throwback Thursday, lemme see you as a kid ☺️
January 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Had breakfast with a friend with morning.
January 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This used to live on my desk in my office, now it lives on my fridge. They are words I try to live by every day.**

**(Some days I’m more successful than others)
January 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM