April 2010

Rainbow Trellis

DIY

I’m not sure what got into me, but I went all playschool on my new tomato trellis. We’ve given over three entire beds to tomatoes this year.  The two flanking beds have stakes that are simply painted 2×2′s.  I wanted to break up the monotony, so I screwed together some scrap lumber into a shape [...]

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My Gardening Must-Haves

Garden

When I’m working in the garden I use the same equipment over and over again. Some things I inherited, like my spade and my rakes (garden and leaf) and a menacing-looking yet elegantly effective pitchfork–the way it pierces a pile of composting leaves is poetic. Other items are new friends, things I don’t know what [...]

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Knitted Corded Rib Dishcloth

Crafts

Another 36 stitch cloth, suitable for continuous knitting in strips and combining with other strips for a blanket. This pattern is subtly suggestive of cabling without any actual cabling. Yarn: Dishcloth cotton such as Lily Sugar ‘n Cream Needles: Size 6 or whatever gauges best for you and your dishcloths Pattern stitch: CR2F: K 2nd [...]

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Broody Hen

Barnyard

Every time  I went to check for eggs one of my Buff Orpingtons was sitting in the same nest. At least that’s what I figured out after about three days of it. Same hen. Same nest. I would collect her egg and she wouldn’t leave.  She was also more vocal and protective of her spot, [...]

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Garlicky Sauteed Greens

Recipes

I love old-fashioned Southern-cooked-to-death greens as much as the next girl from here ’round, but I really love these more.  Don’t tell anybody. This method works best with younger, more tender leaves.  If you have more mature greens, trim the stems and cook it a little longer during the lid-on cooking stage below. The “recipe” [...]

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