Hi all! Earlier in the summer we built and installed an 8-foot garden trellis in one of our raised beds. I gave you a peek of it back in June. The idea is to use this…
Greetings, my gardening friends. Harvest has been meager this year and many things have failed. But(!), isn’t that just the way it goes sometimes as a gardener. Not every year is stellar. This year, rather than…
We have quite the specimen in one of our trees right now. The man saw it while he was doing some string trimming and other sprucing for our cookout. He is way more observant than I…
I’ve spent this Sunday afternoon in the best way: finishing up a satisfying book while enjoying some shade outside in the garden. The book “French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France”…
If you read yesterday’s post, then you probably know I recently had a follow-up MRI on my spine to help determine if there is further degeneration due to MS. According to my doctor this morning, there…
The rain is coming down hard and matching my mood today. My flowers and vegetable garden are loving it. I guess in a way, so am I. Rainy days are often the best, aren’t they? Especially…
As you may know if you’re been reading along for a while, we hosted our annual summer cookout this weekend. It was great! Here are a few photos of the setup. I lost track of my…
Hey gardening friends! For those of you who are spiritually minded, I have created a study group on the blog. I am rereading the Tao te Ching and writing down my thoughts as I go to…
I am sticking with my intention to read the book Simple Abundance throughout the year, more or less. I’m not diligent, but I do pick it up every few days and read the entry for that…
This week I am digging a gorgeous new canna lily I picked up at Meijer over the weekend. I’ve had cannas in the past, years ago, and then I got over the whole “dig them up…
