If only Utah women were voting this election, Trump would lose to Biden. Wow. This is an incredible shift for the reddest state in America, and it ought to be a wake up call for Mormon men. It’s time for…
The rainbow connection
Drum roll please…. I think the garden is finally FINISHED. By finished, I mean I think I won’t be adding any more growing space to it in my lifetime — that it is now balanced and beautiful and big as…
Tomato sandwich
This right here is why you should grow your own tomatoes: These tomatoes could not be any more perfectly ripe. We had them in tomato sandwiches for lunch today (with and without bacon): Lordy me, they tasted divine. Several of…
The emptiness of empty nesting
Today I got up and read my scriptures for the first time in ages. I’ve been intending to for some time, but scripture reading has seemed empty lately. I used to love it so much! But since the faith-tastrophe, not…
On prayer
It’s been very helpful to me as others describe their experience with a mid-faith crisis, and though I don’t expect to ever reach a large audience — both because I’ve deliberately limited my online presence in the last few years…
I’m done peopling for today
Look, I am no respecter of persons. I don’t know why I’m this way. I just am. Consider yourself on notice: your title will not stop me from cracking down on you. Head of online learning for institute? Yep. I’ll…
August – September
Blogging about the garden has fallen by the wayside as tomato and bean production increased. Weeds and such went crazy because we took a last minute trip to Utah to visit my daughter, who wanted to visit my old alma…
A Bug’s Death
It is SO HOT. We are now at 28 consecutive days at over 90 degrees. This morning I went out to the garden, and in the way out I asked Google Home what the temperature was. “It’s currently 78 degrees…
Chugging along
There’s not a lot happening in the garden right now besides … disease. I’m getting squash and zucchini every day, and the blackberries are putting on, and my Stupice gives me at least one tomato every day. I have had…
Fourth of July Tomato!
It’s A Thing here in Virginia that those who can get a ripe tomato by the Fourth of July have really accomplished something. Well, here’s my accomplishment: It’s a ripe saladette, not a slicer, but I’m taking it. I’ve also…
Can you have too many tomato plants?
Really— can you? Nichole came through and gave me three beautiful Italian tomato plants yesterday, so I filled up the last three spots in my garden with them today. She gave me a San Marzano, which I grew last year…
Back home
My daughter decided to move to Utah to be closer to school and to try and get her driver’s license at the beginning of the month. She got everything lined up, we found an apartment to move her into, and…