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Strange weather, with tomatoes on the way
Hello dear readers, I write to you from my office, where a surprisingly strong pineapple-scented candle burns. The candle was bought at a thrift store just yesterday, and had never been burned before, which surprised me to no end. I had just used up the rest of a lemon-scented candle, and needed something fruity for…
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Endings and beginnings, once again
Hello dear readers, I write to you from my kitchen desk today, thunderstorm sounds on in the background and a mug of chai tea beside me. Yesterday we had a downpour while all the windows were open, and I’m craving more of that, despite it being the end of June. I have never been a…
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Ten foot hollyhocks and sunset on the longest day of the year: celebrating Litha in 2026
Hello dear readers, I write to you from my office, a glass of iced tea¹ half-drunk in front of me. It’s not yet ten in the morning and already the house is sticky-hot in a way that makes me wish, not for the first time, that I lived near a mountain lake. I fully intended…
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Let’s just call this foreshadowing: a writing update
Hello dear readers, I write to you from my office, which is far too hot despite the window being wide open. Unfortunately I am not helping matters, drinking my second cup of coffee for the day, but it’s a second-coffee kind of afternoon. I have sat down to write this blog post multiple times, and…
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The final gourds have gone in, despite the weather
Hello dear readers, I write to you from my kitchen desk while a storm brews outside. The last few days have been more October than June, and I can’t say I’m not enjoying it. I’ve never been all that fond of summer, with my opinion only changing in adulthood once I became a gardener. Speaking…
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