Jane Viehl

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GOT TANSY?

Thirteen bags full, and counting. We keep the tansy harvest in our so-called barn, in these bags, waiting for the rainy season when we can burn. Today may be the last day we can make a difference, as many of the plants have already sent their offspring off on the...

THE GREAT TANSY WAR of 2015

But first, we’ll have a look at the house: View from the kitchen window: Some weeks ago, after renovating their beach house, friend Vik (she of the witty comments at the end of my posts) remarked that she and her husband, Gordon (you’ve read about him,...

THE LOVELY CINNABAR MOTH

“You haven’t posted anything for a while. What’s up?” Larry asks. “Nothing funny’s happened.” “Ah. Well, I can only do my best. Why don’t you write about that guy at Kubota who tried to sell me a tractor big enough...

WHY/BECAUSE

We’re listening to the cows. I think they’re mother cows lowing to their babes. Larry says no, they’re “our” cows, not a mother among them. We don’t know, so it doesn’t matter. “I wonder what happened to Susannah...