Ok, I'm changing it up now

You may have noticed that I have been quiet as of late... Or not. There are after all no followers to this blog yet, just my own little personal soap box onto which I can voice my darkest desires... or just ramble therapeutically without harming anyone.

I admit it, compared to my friends tempestuous lives, my chaos has been greatly tempered over the years. I have lived enough to make a saloon girl blush and today, I have one talent and one thing I do well: gardening.

I am not an expert but I am like most pig headed people, willing to try my hand at it year after year after year. I have actually picked up a few things and somehow always find joy in my harvests. So I propose this dear blog... Like talk the crap out of the greenery and perhaps someday, someone will read this and find a certain solace in my quirky spade and compost filled mockeries.

Profile of a Gardener

Name: Marie-Claude
Age: 35
Gardening since: 2003
First Garden most memorable thing: Visited by a three legged rabbit. We didn't care, who can get mad at a 3 legged rabbit?
Favorite vegetable: asparagus
Favorite fruit: raspberries
Mortal enemy: the slug.
Fear: Prolific slugs
Most memorable moment of the season: harvesting my first successful cauliflower.
Why gardening is great for me: My father and my grandmother were all gardeners. I remember as a child watching my dad dig in the garden every evenings to decompress from a long day. I didn't really pay that much attention when I was a child but I often wondered why he did it, especially in these harsh Northern climates where I am from. We suddenly remembered when summer came and the fresh taste of carrots and lettuce were introduced at our table. Today, I understand the connection to the feeling of creating something special, something that sustains your family's table for a whole summer. I watch life evolve through growth, decline and abundance. It's simplicity and reward.
Why gardening is stupid for me: I am allergic to bees and wasps.It's sort of like having dumpster diving as a hobby when you're afraid of rats.
Quirk: I always thank the plant for the great harvest. I don't know if it can hear or feel anything, but considering how intimately connected you are to your food, it does not hurt to do it for your own sake.
Favorite Garden Recipe: Garden loose leaf lettuce with heavy cream, garlic salt, chives and pepper. Sometimes I had green peas for a sweet enticing taste. Delish!
Smartest move I've made: Buy these high density resin containers. WOW! My garden got an early start with these Lifetime containers. It's absolutely fantastic! More on that in the next few posts.
Most obscure edible plant in my yard: I recently acquired two paw paw trees. They are still too young to produce but more on that later.
Best garden visitor: the hundreds of green forest frogs that prowls around. I love amphibians!


Good night Seattle!