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It's been about forever since I've updated my blog. Suffice to say, life has been pretty insane lately. I'll try to post another tour of the garden around mid-month. But, in the interim, a couple of things to keep an eye out for:

On June 20 (the day between my birthday and the solstice) I had a garden party/pitch in recital. Simple rules - either bring a side dish, or a piece of music to perform. Bonus points for your side dish being made from local ingredients. No ties, and no need for the mus… Continue

It's amazing how quickly - and unexpectedly! - the garden can go from an overwhelming amount of work to largely done and just a few minor things left.

I finally erected the massively overbuilt bean trellis on Saturday and Sunday. I nearly finished Saturday in the dark, but had actually put one assembly in backwards and had to dig it back out of the ground. There were several reasons I thought it would be harder than it was based on the geometry of the garden and the way I built the trellis. But… Continue

Man, have things been uber-busy lately! Lots has been going on in the garden, much of it not horribly wonderful. At the same time, we're at the peak of ceremony season at work, which will keep a band director hopping. And, I've been trying to squeeze in as much work on my massively overbuilt bean trellis as possible. Hopefully it'll be erected Saturday. Oh, and I've misplaced my camera, so no photos...

Meanwhile, I thought it might be good to update folks about my… Continue

It's been a while since I gave an overview of what's up in the garden right now. I generally don't have to be in to work on Thursdays until 11:30, which is nice (but I have to be there until 10:30, which isn't), and so often use that as time to work in the garden. But this morning its raining pretty hard. Thus, with the time of explosive growth just starting, I thought now might be a good time to wander out with a camera and take a few snapshots of what's up.

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Sometimes, gardening just isn't all that fun.

Like this morning - after a brutal parents' weekend at work, where I didn't get to sit down for 4 days, I gave my students their first rehearsal off this week as a reward for performing well, and continually. A far more intense schedule than many professional musicians would handle well, but high school kids don't realize what they're doing is impossible. The side effect of that, though, is I also didn't have to be in until shortly before 9:00.

Wit… Continue