Jan
4
2010

Ennui and the Love of Vegetables

An article by Rachel

The sun calls me outside; the bitter cold pushes me right back down into this chair.

Satsumas are acceptably tasty, but they are no garden picked pea, no sun ripened tomato, no dreamy sweet kale.

The dirt is frozen so I can not work it. My fingernails are dangerously clean.

Soon I will take up painting the walls of my house. The minerals will stick to my skin. The colors will change. I will occupy my mind until soul satisfying work begins again.

Tags: vegetables

About the Author: Rachel Tayse

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susiej January 4, 2010 at 4:16 pm

I too have similar dreams…
.-= susiej´s last blog ..Badger Took A Beating =-.

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Nate January 5, 2010 at 10:42 am

You could start an indoor herb garden…
.-= Nate´s last blog ..Rambutans, plus a Grow Your Own Announcement =-.

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- Rachel January 5, 2010 at 4:08 pm
  
  I have an herb garden but sadly I am not a very good indoor gardener! See (http://houndsinthekitchen.com/2009/12/04/an-indoor-gardener-i-am-not/)
  
  I just read the grow your own announcement on Chez Annies. I hope to join in!
  
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  - Nate @ House of Annie January 5, 2010 at 10:12 pm
    
    Great! Looking forward to it.
    .-= Nate @ House of Annie´s last blog ..Rambutans, plus a Grow Your Own Announcement =-.
    
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Mitch January 5, 2010 at 1:57 pm

the answer to clean fingernails is plumbing. surely you have some drains that need cleaned.

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- Rachel January 5, 2010 at 4:09 pm
  
  Bite your tongue, dad! Alex is out of town and something usually breaks…please let it not be plumbing…
  
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Lindsey January 6, 2010 at 2:05 pm

We got an AeroGarden for Christmas, and are excited to grow some herbs/veggies indoors this winter. We’ve never grown herbs, so that is our first experiment.

Also, we painted the entire lower level of our house green (a lighter shade and a darker shade). It helps.
.-= Lindsey´s last blog ..Manic Monday =-.

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