The Lusty Month of May

  This is woad. Ysatis tinctoria. It’s grown as a dye plant but I use it as a magical oil, to access my inner Pict. Merry May, all!  I’ve spent the day running errands and now it’s too hot outside to work in the garden. That makes it a good day...

Winter. Summer. Winter. Repeat.

We had our usual cold snap this past weekend–the one we call dogwood winter. Experienced gardeners in the area know which plants can reasonably be expected to survive temperatures in the 20s for a couple of days. My potatoes got “bitten” but the...

What A Long Strange Week It Was

A week ago tonight, Malaprop’s Bookstore hosted a launch party for my new book, “Roots, Branches, and Spirits.” We had a fun time (including a trivia contest) and celebrated a new book in the world. On the same day–the release date–the...