Eliza scowled and waved a towel at the flies buzzing above the bowl. “Pick me some fresh asparagus grass. These pests are a plague.”

The bright sun blinded me as I stepped outdoors. The garden looked distressingly poor, even with all the watering I had done and the brief rain. It was a good thing we were able to buy at the market.

Which three details from the passage describe the setting of the story?