Our cherry tomatoes surprised us this summer. It had stayed cool into June–not a surprise in Colares–but the days warmed…
This morning I saw a squash blossom trumpeting its way through the tangled leaves of our Random Garden. Sigh. A…
We completely missed the cues during our first summer in Praia das Maçãs. Granted, the town hadn’t advertised Nossa Senhora…
The tomato plants form an impenetrable fortress against the back wall of our garden, but they also line the sides…
Nasturtiums bloom yellow and orange–almost red–under their spreading green umbrella shades, covering the piles of landscape clippings that otherwise just…