Market Theocracy

Planting time is once more upon us and I, for one, am quite looking forward to it. I enjoy just about everything to do with putting out and taking care of a garden, even down to weeding and watering.

We’re expanding this year, to two plots — one will be reserved for a large crop of potatoes. There is nothing so good as new potatoes and fresh green beans, except maybe home grown tomatoes with home-made italian dressing.

Mom wants a couple of nicely landscaped flower beds and we’ll probably do an herb garden. Fresh cilantro, dill, rosemary, sage. Garlic. Seems silly to grow delicious produce and not the herbs it will take to spice it.

After harvest comes canning time, which I also enjoy. It’s wonderful to break out preserved spring and summer in the middle of winter.

Anyone else eager to get diggin’ in the dirt?

I’ve been writing my ass off for the last few weeks, finishing and final drafting and polishing up the ten stories that will make up Bad Patterns. One of them simply didn’t come out the way I wanted, so I’m replacing it with a very recent idea that more or less just started writing itself.

I’m ready to start bumming people for cover art. (Hint hint Astoria! ) and once again try to get people to contribute a few interior b&w illustrations. For some reason, an illustrated book is one of my big dreams.

I’m going to start trying to post daily on this blog again. It seems to keep me focused and in the writing mood.