Plants in Unexpected Places

Got your veggies in yet? The one part of gardening I don’t love (besides the weeding, which isn’t all that bad if it’s not too hot out) is watering. Let me get my hands in the dirt, or plot out where everything is going to go. Better yet, let me...

Gardening Like Laura

If you discount snitching peas off the vine when I was a preschooler as actual gardening experience, you could say I first began gardening in my early elementary school years. The summer after I discovered Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books, I was...

Growing Babies In My Pantry

Back in March I found out one of my geese was laying eggs. I was so excited and eagerly checked the nest every few days to see if she had added any more. I counted out how long before there would be enough for her to start sitting on, and then how long it would take...

Saying goodbye to an old friend.

No, there hasn’t been a death in the family, or even in the barn yard. Chicken yard? I’m not sure of the right terminology. Nope, this week we sold my lovely white Kia Rio. We’ve had that car since we bought it new off the lot seven years ago with...

Where did spring go?

When things heat up, it’s time to play in the dirt. Yes, I know the last frost date for my area isn’t for another two weeks, but since all of the daffodils and tulips have died out, and the irises are just getting ready to bloom, my yard is looking pretty...