Posted in Contemplation, Garden, Outdoors, Signs of the Season on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After days of warmer temperatures, this morning we awoke to a cold, clear day with a hard frost on the ground. We’ve had frost already, but without the protective cover of the leaves on the trees, it ws far spred in our yard this morning. The cold makes for a happy, happy dog!
While Jasper [...]
Posted in Family and friends, Garden, We Like Food on September 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Food, tents, garden delights, visits with family, and knitting–a full lovely weekend had we!
What did you do this past weekend?
Posted in Contemplation, Garden, Knitting, Outdoors on August 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Earlier in the week I reflected upon a date several weeks past. I’ve been thinking about what I’ve been up to this week, as the last precious days of summer vacation trickle on past. The answer is typical: knitting and gardening/yard work. We did have a seasonal diversion as well this past week and I’ll [...]
Posted in Crafts, Family and friends, Garden, Life chatter on August 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday was a day of so many random projects. A day that needed, but was without, a list. After the laundry was hung on the line we gravitated toward staying outdoors–L1 to chopping wood, me to the garden. Compost was turned, used, and the designated dump pile begun anew. My poor neglected lavender bed was [...]
Posted in Family and friends, Garden on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After our lovely, first-time ever traveling without our children weekend, I was anxious to get back to our garden. I was worried what it might look like after no human presence in it for several days. What I found was a basket of happy:
We all munched on peas, beans, raspberries, and a carrot last night [...]
Posted in Garden, Outdoors, Signs of the Season on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My garden is growing, and I’m in awe of the changes I see in it. For instance, here is my pea and bean bed on May 21st:
and here it is on June 22:
The seeds were put in in mid-to-late April. It’s amazing to me to see their growth.
Here is my onion bed, same dates:
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Posted in Community, Family and friends, Garden on April 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last week I wrote about my pyrex nostalgia. I can tell you that the sunny yellow bowl has been used multiple times in it short sojourn in my home. Over the weekend more bowls were nested into the cabinet with it. Kerry gifted me a lovely set of three nesting bowls–her random act of kindness [...]
Posted in Family and friends, Garden, Outdoors on April 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We celebrated Arbor Day the weekend. Starting Friday we finally picked up L4’s birthday tree. L3 received an apple tree for his 4th birthday, so we promised L4 a fruit tree for her 4th birthday as well. It had to wait for the weather to be a bit warmer here. On [...]
Posted in Garden, Outdoors on April 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Slowly they emerge
Bringing color promises
Warm days are to come
These photos inspired me to haiku this morning. We have a lovely children’s book called Haiku Hike that was written by 4th graders after they learned about haiku poetry. Spring bulbs are just like poetry, lovely and elusive, bringing sweet joy in their wake. We’ve been [...]
Posted in Garden, Outdoors, Signs of the Season on March 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Every year they pop up through the ground, tender and green, but strong. And every year I mercilessly rip them out, roots and all, before they grow too large. They root everywhere! Not just in the gardens, but ALL OVER the lawn, in pots, between the cracks on our stone pathways. Even though the emergence [...]
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