in that they take over your life? 😅 what are they like?

oh — 6oz _after_ dehydrating btw. i was unclear

some i freeze, but most i dehydrate. i keep a few in a jar, and grind the rest down into a chile sprinkle. all that was only 6 oz so it grinds really well.

it did. the flood in that picture was the worst in memory for the folks on my street, and between regrading and the lift, i’ve not had to worry

it is! _asclepius tuberosa_. it’s spread a little but only in the areas where i want it anyhow. the meadow near the street is all butterfly and pollinator support, mostly native.

that entire process was complication #1

i’ll spare you the rest of the construction photos, but over two years, i built the house shown in the blueprints, and set to work on the garden

i bought a house in a floodplain. i had criteria, mostly that i was in my old neighborhood and there were the right conditions to grow a garden. so i lifted it up and made a plan.