As a return from an unplanned hiatus, I’d meant for this post to be all about the things I love most in the fall season. However, winter arrived suddenly yesterday. From all the projections, while the snow is already melting, looks like the cold is here to stay. So instead of waxing poetic about autumn, I’ll share with you some of the lovely scenes from this weekend. The only crops remaining in the vegetable garden are some beets and radishes,…
a new year filled with peace and happiness
January 1, 2022That’s my wish for all of us. Greetings and Happy New Year. Is your new year off to a good start? I’m spending some time this weekend enjoying a walk through the garden, and that almost always brings me peace and happiness. And since this is January, it also gets me fired up with ideas. Being the planner that I am, New Years Day is becoming my favorite holiday. I love using this time to think about the plans and…
despite it all, 2020 gave us our best garden
December 19, 2020Hello! How’ve you been? Safe and well, I hope. It’s been a long minute since my last post and in case you are still around and wondering… The man and I have had an interesting year. In the midst of COVID-19, we were displaced from our house for five weeks (our choice and for a very happy reason, maybe it’s worth a post later), rearranged work schedules, helped family (both human and canine) with medical issues, celebrated our 15th anniversary,…
colorful shed
November 14, 2019This week I am digging the fact that our work is finished – for this year at least – on our new shed. We worked hard over several sessions when the weather cooperated, to get it stained/painted before winter set in. We finished almost every last bit. There are a couple boards we did not get to and those will likely have to wait until spring now, with the cold here to stay. It’s pressure treated lumber, so should be…
thanksgiving side dishes
November 12, 2019It seems much too early to be planning for the Thanksgiving gathering, but it’s really not that early. Just over two weeks away. We do our big feast here on the Saturday after and the man always cooks a turkey. I do several side dishes and our guests bring their wonderful dishes, too. It really is a feast. I’m trying to come up with some new things to cook, yet I don’t want to stop making the things I always…
it’s still fall
November 8, 2019the gardener is out
October 29, 2019it’s looking good!
October 25, 2019This week I am digging the progress we’ve made on getting our new building ready for the winter. Although I love painting and consider myself to be the resident painter here in our household, I couldn’t have done this one alone. Thanks to a bunch of help from the man, we are getting it done. He is not afraid to get up high on the ladder for those 12-foot peaks on the sides. I have poor balance (another one of…
fall walks
October 22, 2019One of my favorite things about fall is the perfect walking weather. Fall walks are full of things to delight the senses. Changes in the sights and smells are the most obvious. Those lovely colors! And the smell of chimney smoke and bonfires. We live in an area where people burn their yard waste fairly often. The smell of the smoke reminds me of camping, bringing good thoughts and feelings. What can be a bit subtler are the the changes…
painting and shredding
October 21, 2019Happy Monday all! We had a fantastic weekend. I am continuing to celebrate my birthday, every weekend during October. Because, why not? Not only did I have a delicious birthday dinner Saturday night with my family, the man and I began staining our new building. We went through two gallons of stain and had to stop. This afternoon I am picking up another gallon and I think that should do it. I tried to color match with the siding on…
