As my new garden begins to expand with plants of which I am not intimately familiar I found myself looking up the same care information over and over. Not exactly an efficient way to manage my day or the yard. In our Fourth Year in this home filling in between plants is also taking place. […]
This post may contain affiliate links. We were leaving the house to head to an activity for George. Usually I take along some of Jack’s school work to make the most of the hour plus sitting time we have. I could not find Jack’s math binder so decided to take a strategy game along to […]
This post may contain affiliate links. It is that time of the year again – flowers are starting to appear! Okay, it really is dependent upon which USDA Growing Zone you are in as some of you are expecting snow later this week while others are enjoying bulbs starting to sprout while others already have […]
Our current home is in a neighborhood with lots about 0.25 acres in size, a far ways from being even small hobby farms. This limits some activities in which I can engage, though many can still be done on a smaller scale. These past three years have seen our yard and gardens begin to take […]
These beauties treated me when I looked out the window into the side butterfly garden this morning. I know the weather has been warm lately, but I did not think it has been that warm. Apparently I was wrong. Maybe my dream of planting seeds in the garden was more on point that I thought. […]
New Year’s Eve is here. I suspect most of you will not read this till it has already passed. Years prior would have found me out with friends, planning activities for our family to celebrate Auld Lang Syne, or other such festivities. This year? We are all chilling at home doing whatever we enjoy. In […]
While working beside my house last week I realized there were green onions growing in the strawberry box (I planted part of it in green onions last year). Here is the problem…blessing?…I had harvested all the onions a few months back. It seems a few bulbs did not sprout with the others but the temperatures […]
Change of holiday plans, last minute meal planning, thinking about seed starting, and creating a treasure hunt – all in a day’s work
When we all began to feel like it would never arrive it finally showed up. Among the hubbub of getting ready for the holidays, school slowing down or taking a break for a bit, wondering if the weather report will contain rain, snow, or a threat of tornadoes the Winter Solstice came and went about […]
