The chatter of youth lay deep in wood and iron released by young flakes Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Memories of Him
He killed ants on the hot bricks one endless summer little pieces of them crushed and stretched cooked under the sun still twitching and their smell like spicy honey was all over his hands and the boy who did this I don’t remember him His DeSoto Deluxe squeaked and rattled going down that dirt road … Continue reading »
Ground to Ground Logos in labels
Coffee Logo I have been busy handing out stickers for Ground to Ground, that lovely initiative to make better use of coffee grounds for compost and the garden. If you have not yet read the Ground to Ground Primer please check it out. So here I am handing out stickers and wondered if there would … Continue reading »
The Faith of a Long Lived
We never build boats. Continents fused together, my men walked across Continue reading »
Permanence
A sacred text burns white ash swirls in Winter storms aloud reads the wind Continue reading »
The Tiny Things
So you forgot some onions the ones on your shopping list and your hair frays in the heat you don’t look like a model someone else won the lottery then become famous but you didn’t you swore you would be like an Angelina it was made to hurt when you stopped eating you were sad … Continue reading »
Guidance
Told baby to walk, eighteen months later he did The power of words Continue reading »
Ground to Ground – Coffee Grounds on Facebook
Coffee for Facebook! I may have finally managed to figure out how to use Facebook for something useful. That something is the continuing promotion of coffee grounds for compost and gardening. There is a Ground to Ground page now on Facebook you see, so some of the coffee related posts can go here AND there, … Continue reading »
Coffee Grounds for Plants According to pH
I have been asked a few times now about coffee grounds pH and their impact on the soil. During my research, I came across a good fact sheet from MSU, and you can find the link to learn more about pH levels and coffee grounds here. As I’ve mentioned in my post The Ground to … Continue reading »
