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Author Archives: Lori Finding Joy
They Were All Yellow
1. Gladiolas (“glads”). Back in May I planted a few bulbs in our tiny little flower garden, because my grandfather Bob used to grow them. They finally started to bloom this weekend. 2. Wildflowers. 3. Wildflowers with a bee. 4. … Continue reading
Botanic Garden
Turns out? There is such a thing as the United States Botanic Garden, and it was conveniently located a few blocks from where I was attending a conference. I had time during a lunch break to slip in for a … Continue reading
Monuments
Tuesday night I walked from the Capitol down to the Washington monument, and despite the heat and my black work dress (I did have the sense to put sneakers on) I decided to keep walking down to the Vietnam memorial. … Continue reading
Garden Update (Late July)
On Saturday I surveyed the garden with much dismay; other than one lone pepper, it didn’t seem like much was happening there. While things were blossoming, no other fruit was setting. Meanwhile, I could see my neighbors pepper and tomato … Continue reading
Where She Gets Her Knitting Mojo Back
I stopped knitting for awhile. Some of this was because the combination of moving, crazy work hours, and the garden project were sucking up the majority of my energy. (Not to mention the Cat Wars.) But mostly I just sort … Continue reading
Field Trips
Our first field trip this weekend was right around the corner to the farmer’s market, where along with some gooseberries (blech…very tart) we found a small box of pickling cucumbers and some dill, just enough to make a quart jar of … Continue reading
Seven Things (Random Wednesday Edition)
1. I have recently become obsessed with HGTV, specifically the shows “Love It or List It” and “Property Brothers”, the latter of which I have taken to calling “The Hot Guys Show”. They are horribly formulaic, to the point where … Continue reading
Garden Update
The garden remains an ongoing experiment, which is a nice way of saying I continue to realize I have utterly no idea what I’m doing. My father helpfully told me tonight that his first garden didn’t produce anything; I hope … Continue reading
