No to plant parent-shaming

“I am such a bad plant parent!” “I kill all my plants!” “I have a black thumb.” These are common expressions of lament and defeat from people who have not grown plants successfully. I wonder if these become a self-fulfilling prophecy as well. I mean, could the act of saying “I don’t have a green…

I harvested my first ginger

When the ginger we bought from the market sprouted “eyes” before we were able to use them, I cut off about an inch of these and planted them. I am starting this blog in the midst of a garden reset. I have a abandoned most of the plants to let them die off. This ginger…

Casualty of lockdown: vocal muscle and jaw strength decline

Last week I had my oral prophylaxis. It was a routine dental cleaning, but I hadn’t gone in over 18 months because of the lockdown. Two reasons I am writing about it: The first question the dentist asked me: do you drink a lot of coffee? Ha ha! Yeah my teeth were stained because of…