I've been gone for a week, and -- says the taxi driver, who also had strong views of the state of the country and the virtues of barter -- it rained every day.

And so, almost nothing ripened, but on the other hand, almost nothing split or rotted either. And today is sunny, and we are only going to have two days of intermittent thunderstorms next week -- says weather.com.

So, I'm trying to cultivate a Zen-like calm, because, apparently, the plants are smarter than I am: Read more…

Here is the photo everyone asked for! (Not that my effort compares with CD's massive earthworks. But we do what we can.)

As you can see: Read more…

Just defended my winter squash against little yellow leaf-chewing bugs with it.

2% less evil? Read more…

Trouble on the winter squash front! Read more…

Hosta crisis!

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