by unapocha | Apr 15, 2020 | Quarantine Life
I’m dreaming of a Gothic Garden. Black flowers only. Our cloudy skies are seeding dreams of dark and velvety blossoms. My inner goth is pining for a pretty spot to brood. The internet picked up on my dark desire and sent me this lovely Twitter thread on the...
by unapocha | Apr 7, 2020 | Quarantine Life
Juvenile Garden. My little plants have entered their awkward teens. The corn has started sprouting shafts. Right now it looks like giant tufts of crabgrass. Behind them, I finished building some new planters. They’re entirely composed of salvaged materials we...
by unapocha | Mar 31, 2020 | Quarantine Life
My Victory Garden is thriving. Lettuce celebrate! I feel like I’m on the verge of despair but then I go out to the garden and it all melts away. Doubts, fears, and the uncertainty over how this whole crisis will play out have little room when seeds are...
by unapocha | Mar 22, 2020 | Quarantine Life
I’m a Daughter of Demeter. I’ve always loved and identified with the myth of Demeter and her daughter Persephone. This sacred mother-daughter duo, was used to explain the seasons which climax each year in a harvest. They inspired the Eleusinian Mysteries...
by unapocha | Mar 20, 2020 | Quarantine Life
It’s the Zombie Apocalypse! Last night at 8pm, California Governor Gavin Newsom gave the announcement that our entire state would be under a “shelter in place” order starting at midnite due to the lovely CabronaVirus. ” I don’t think the Schools are...
