the things she left behind:

a sony camera,

a pocket full of yellow m&ms,

two books,

chocolate covered pomegranate seeds,

the story of her life-

all accidental...

and then, 

on purpose,

a snail under the parsley plants

with a message on its belly...

"i'll try to hurry back"

dear little snail, 

how can we possibly wait that long?

in banquet halls

there's a wondrous feast of dazzle to be had

every which way one turns 

a bouquet of strawberries?

 i dipped them in dark chocolate

 please enjoy them

while i'm away for a couple of weeks.

best wishes to you all.

what would you do

with a bouquet of fresh strawberries?

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home of a most inscrutable ginger cat

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plain geometry:

elegant equations

stunning solutions

greening under a mathematically perfect sun

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the delightful offerings at walker farm wouldn't be nearly so grand

without the behind-the-scenes efforts of the gardeners 

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plants go better with...

coca cola

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gardeners in "training"

as well as professional horticulturalists

find plenty to discover at walker farm

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did you know that in her teens

audrey hepburn ate tulip bulbs to keep from starving?

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phone home, e.t.

at walker farm in dummerston, vermont

what treasures await gardeners 

(and their non-gardening, camera-toting companions, too) 

on an adventure to isabelle's lavender farm in jacksonville, vermont,

 we found a planted heap with a rat hood ornament,

 a fragrant blur of green,

and a half-blind dog walking down the road.

a very good adventure indeed.

lemon custard

what would you make with it?

(i made a blueberry-lemon cheesecake in a graham cracker crust)

to make a poem

begin with rain-pearled light,

stir in pennants of delicate petals,

season with a curious cat and a level cup of polished wood.

simmer all morning until the scent of earth rises with the steam.

to serve, spoon into cut-glass bowls. 

strolling of the heifers

 could

 more

 accurately

 be

 called

 strolling of the umbrellas

 after yesterday's

downpour

at the train station

 this couple accidentally locked themselves out of their car

 despite the heroic efforts of a very kind officer, the key-fishing expedition proved unsuccessful

until mr. brattcat suggested flipping over the key fob and pressing the unlock button.

what a sweet sound as the locks released.

theme day: tranquility

oh to be a cat

on a weathered porch step

napping through the afternoon

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