It All Started in a Garden

Monday, June 1, 2026 - 08:45 The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Usually I make an effort to make an LHMP post of some sort every day during Pride Month. That may be a bit trickier this year than usual given that (as noted in the most recent podcast) I have a broken arm, which slows down typing considerably. As with the subject of today's article, gardens were involved. Specifically my strawberry bed, where I was working when I tripped over my own feet and fell on the concrete walkway. I now have a titanium plate and nine screws in my left arm. But recovery is proceeding. Yesterday I felt well enough to spend the day selling books at the Bay Area Book Festival, and I have two more specifically Pride-related book events in the next two weeks. Blogging books and articles may be the least impacted activity for the Project. Unless I'm working with a physical book, my workflow involves highlighting and taking notes on my iPad. Usually I'd type those up directly, but currently I'm writing…