Several changes have taken place around the garden and yard this week. Most were due to a domino effect. For starters, I can now pull into my own side of a garage, a first in almost a decade. It gets even better. I can pull into my own side of a garage using a garage door opener…
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One of the trees in our front yard was surrounded with beautifully blooming tulips last week, similar to the ones pictured above. Their beauty brightened my day, adding a much needed bright spot as I left to take George and Drake to school. What a display of color! “I’m so glad I saved the bulbs…
The garden is starting to come along. My green bean plants are coming up, as are the cucumbers, radishes, and zucchini. The spinach, okra and sweet peas have not appeared and I am thinking they may need to be replanted. Several of my herbs have also not appeared. With rain expected several days this week,…
What a week this has been! The gardening bug finally hit me full force and I know that this summer will look different than last, which seems to happen every year. 🙂 The extra time taken to get going with the garden has not been a waste, though. I have used to time to think…
(This post contains Swagbucks affiliate links.) The snow has melted in my part of the country. The ground is beginning to thaw out and we have entered The Mud Stage. You know, the one where the sun lures you outside with promises of gardening and warmth. You then become trapped by either sticky mud or…
The weather is still … well, it is down right cold outside still some days. We are not out of the snow season yet, so months of cold are still in my future. With all that is happening around here, the desire to start seeds and plan the garden is pretty great. It is my…