herb gardening – Slightly Off the Grid

August 13, 2012

Tending the herb garden, with thoughts toward school

One advantage to ignoring the garden for awhile (like the entire ridiculously hot month of July) is that when you finally attack the chaos, the results are dramatic. Getting started, though is a daunting task. Where to begin? My philosophy on tackling overwhelming tasks is to start with one big thing that is really bugging me Continue reading

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classroom management, herb gardening, maywood living, mondays at maywood, teaching

May 28, 2012

Meditations from the herb garden: Graduating the seniors

My goal Saturday morning was to weed around the screen porch in order to find room for the flowers I bought last week, but by the time I slept in and enjoyed a mug or two of coffee, the sun was blazing in that part of the yard. The wise weeder seeks shade, and shade was Continue reading

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end of school year, graduation, herb gardening, maywood living, mondays at maywood, teaching

July 30, 2010

Chives for winter

Someone I know–who happens to be quite a good cook–has a twenty year old bottle of chives in her spice rack. They are yellow. I’m not sure how one cooks for twenty years with a bottle of chives by the stove calling, “Use me….please use me…” Unlike a good bottle of wine, chives do not improve with age. They Continue reading

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chives, drying chives, herb gardening, herbs