The summer weeks have flown by. I realized this a few days ago when I started thinking about the school books I need to start getting for the boy. Summer, …
Tag: gardening
A Cheap Green Thumb
I will say it again, when it comes to gardening, I have a ways to go. Several of my friends make it seem very easy, but for me, it really …
Fourteen Weeks of Summer
One week down, thirteen left to go! This was the first week of our summer break. The week is nearly over, and considering it is a break, it was very …
Where the Week Went
It has been a very busy week over here. In case you didn’t notice, I didn’t have anything up yesterday for my biweekly Thursday Thrift. I guess time may have …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unique
It has been colder in winters past, but this year has had its fair share of cold temperatures to be considered an appropriate winter for me. And since it is …
Photo Friday: Backyard Vineyard
A few weeks ago I helped to plant a vineyard. I wasn’t too sure how many grape vines would constitute a vineyard, so I googled it and didn’t find anything …
Members Only
I have been thinking of joining a CSA for a while now. In case anyone is wondering what a CSA is, it stands for Community Supported Agriculture. A local farm …
Caught in the Act
Where I live it usually rains a lot, but not so much this summer. This means I have to go out from time to time and water the plants, trees, …
August in Instagram
The summer, for us, is officially over. The boy started school this week and I put on my teaching hat. Sixth grade, here we go! Here is a quick look …
Do Not Disturb
This week I took some time to do some end of summer cleaning and yard work. There is never an end of these two tasks so no better time than …
Before the Summer is Over
We have four full weeks and five fast weekends left of our summer break. (Wasn’t I just writing about how summer just started?) So many things I want to do …
Sunflowers
Much like other years before, I was not very successful growing things from seeds. I planted several flower seeds, poppies, daisies, lavender, and sunflowers, and it seems I only got …
Rejoice for the Day 