My first crop from the little sidebed that I planted earlier in the summer. French radishes grown from seed. Sweet, pungent, crunchy…ahh!

Photo by Carola Mamberto.

Breaking new ground. I’m turning over part of the yard in my rental house so I can settle my raised bed into the ground. Hopefully the landlord will think it looks pretty in the end…Next step, fill with organic top soil and plants.

my first carpentry project, a garden bed…it’s a little bit of mutant but it’s solid. Made with salvaged lumber and tools borrowed from the library.

now I just need some dirt.

Here’s what I’m eating, an amazing Russian cheesecake, called “vatrouska”, a not too sweet, curdy, sour-creamy marvel. Reminds me of a blintz.

 At Crixa Cakes, in Berkeley, writing and thinking (mostly about cake)