I have not been able to face the worms in weeks. Old Cool-Whip containers of melon rinds and coffee grounds are accumulating in my fridge because I keep telling myself I’m going to go out there and feed them but I haven’t been able to get myself to go out and actually do it. Somehow…
Author Archives: Louise Julig
When Your House Gets TP’d
Our house got TP’d last week. It was a bit of a shocker to shlep out the front door in my PJs to get the newspaper and find the trees, shrubs and yes, even the lawn, festooned in streamers of white toilet paper. It was one of those moments the Buddhists call completely fresh, when…
The Diet of Worms Mid-Year Recap: What Have I Learned?
It’s hard to believe I’ve been tracking the worms’ consumption for half a year already, but here we are at the end of Week 26. I’ve learned a few things along the way, and this is a good a time as any to stop and reflect on that. Here’s what I’ve learned so far: What…
The Diet of Worms, Weeks 21-23: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes!
Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been three weeks since my last blog post … Seriously, what have I been doing for the last three weeks?? I blame it on the end of the school year, which gets all clogged up with events ‘n stuff. But it probably has more to do…
The Diet of Worms, Week 20: Crawling on Eggshells
I am almost embarrassed to write this week’s column. I didn’t realize how exposed I would feel detailing the food that goes into the worm bin. On weeks when I do a lot of cooking with fresh ingredients, I don’t mind revealing that lots of veggie trimmings and fruit peels are going to the worms….
The Diet of Worms, Week 19: Eating Weeds
I fed an entire half bunch of rotting organic dandelion greens to the worms this week. I did not feel good about it, but at least they did not go in the trash. The only reason I didn’t feed them the entire bunch is that I split my CSA deliveries with my neighbor, so I…
Hiking Meditation
April was a big month for me. I overcame my trepidation about backpacking to complete, along with my daughter, my Girl Scout Basic Backpacking training, and, oh yeah, I also officially became a Buddhist. Officially? Yes, there is an official method to becoming a Buddhist. It is called Taking the Refuge Vow, which is a…
The Diet of Worms, Week 18: A Clew of Worms
Several weeks back, one of my intrepid readers asked what a group of worms is called. I admitted I didn’t know, and suggested perhaps they might be called glom of worms, or perhaps a munch, or a wriggle. I had intended to find out, but before I got around to it, said Intrepid Reader beat…
The Diet of Worms, Week 17: Worms Ate My Shirt!
This is all that is left of two t-shirts that I put in the bin sometime last year to line the lower tray. I hit on using my husband’s old t-shirts (okay, technically they were not my shirts, but they were in the giveaway pile) because I figured they would hold up longer than newspaper…
The Diet of Worms, Week 16: Happy Belated Earth Day
I did not do anything special for Earth Day this year, but when you have a worm bin at home, every day is Earth Day! There is nothing like mucking about in the worm bin to give you an appreciation for the natural cycle of decomposition and renewal. Although I didn’t do anything special for…
