Tag Archives: gardening

letter home

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Kat Heatherington

garden catalog came today. we planted peas this week in the windy sunshine, kale & carrots. put in the spring poultry order– 47 chickens and 20 heritage turkeys, lean & dark & juicy, shipped in a raucous box next week. … Continue reading →

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the heart is a muscle as strong as the body

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Kat Heatherington

you’re running away to join the circus you’re running so hard toward your dreams you’re flying and i’m crouched here in the garden, both hands in the soil, growing roots i can only hope you’ll someday return to. i plant … Continue reading →

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held askew by beans

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Kat Heatherington

you like to see a little dishabille in me and i can give you this — i know how it’s done. i like a little dishabille in the garden, myself. sunflowers blooming in twenty directions, giant stalks tipped sprawling and … Continue reading →

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