My Sister’s Favorite Flower
Peonies used to be my sister Mir Mo Ga‘s favorite flower. Not sure if they still are, but here you go, thangachi — hopefully this brightens your day a bit.
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Peonies Starting!
Peonies starting! (Some of my are still very tight buds, so super-dependent on how much sun a spot gets, I think.)
Harvest or Candy Them
Going to be too hot for these little guys soon — time to harvest them and either press them or candy them. Maybe both. Not at the same time.
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Candle Stand, Vase, Wacky Plant
If you can, display these on a mantel or somewhere else high enough that you can see the pretty flowers from below. Nectaroscordum bulgaricum. I like the fun geometries in this pic. Candle stand, vase, wacky plant.
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Look Closely
Look closely, and you can see Ellie enjoying her garden. Our old dog loves the garden so, so much. Even though she now hates going up and down stairs (her poor hips), every time I go out to work on the garden, Elinor insists on coming with. So many yummy things to smell, I guess.
Summer Writing Goals
On Monday June 1, I’m starting my summer writing, and setting some official goals, mostly to avoid the situation where my days get eaten up with other things. I don’t want to end up facing mid-August in a wild fury at not having written this summer. (I mean, my garden would look AMAZING, I’m sure.
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Attending a Nebula Panel
Attending a virtual Nebula panel with Whitney Strix Beltrán, Ryan Schapals, etc. on narrative game design, and once again, talking with them makes me want to do more work in that arena. I am such a distracted ADD magpie! Ooh, pretty shiny! (Maybe I should go back to the idea of pitching a project to Choice of
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Two More Masks
Two more masks from yesterday’s sewing — Middle Earth map and dragonflies. I admit, I found this combination a little surprising — usually, I can see what draws people to different fabrics, and there’s a sort of consistent aesthetic. But Angeli Primlani is full of surprises.
Blueberries!
Blueberries! This is pretty early for them, I think — for some reason, Home Depot had a few blueberry plants that were much further along than the rest, and I snagged one. I’m trying it in a tall grey self-watering pot right in the flower bed next to the front steps — planting in a