Dirty Optimism: No Mud, No Lotus

This month, Lowi and I have been focused on optimism, kindness, positivity… all the good stuff. When it came to thinking about optimism I thought first and fast of the rote “glass half full or half empty” trope and felt uninspired. Then I looked outside at my burgeoning container garden and I felt hopeful, optimistic…

Lowi and G Garden Masters?

So you know that G and I have historically NOT had a green thumb, but we are going for it anyway.  Yes, we have “gardens”  although calling our plantings such may be a stretch. (L) As you can see from the photos, everything looks pretty good out here in Colorado.  Look at that Cilantro!!  I…

Urban gardeners we are not!

Vegetables, herbs, fruit…love them! Dirt, water, fertilizer, Almanac reader…. less so. These two tidbits of information really should have been considered, pondered, and quickly, the idea of the Bartons trying garden dismissed. Sadly, we had naiveté, bravado and more than a little arrogance that kept us going down a dirt road to nowhere. Last spring,…