I’ve got a large pile of dirt outside my kitchen window. But, we are making progress on our new vegetable garden. Today, we amended the existing soil with equal amounts of compost and aged steer manure. Then added bone and blood meal, which are natural sources of phosphorus and nitrogen. Here are pictures of what […]
We have been a bit busy this week working on our new vegetable garden. Monday and Tuesday, my two strong nephews came over to help. I must admit that it is more fun to dig with someone else to talk to. So far, we have dug up 6 inches of the existing soil, cut the […]
p class=”has-text-align-center” style=”font-size:14px;”> Beginning of my new vegetable garden for new seeds This is the ‘beginning’ of my new vegetable garden! It’s also my Christmas/Birthday gift from my husband. I love my existing vegetable garden, but every year, I wish that I had more space to grow more vegetables. After all, I have five kids […]
Have you experienced a warmer then normal winter this year? I certainly have, although I’m not complaining because my garden loves it. I took a walk around the garden and was so pleased to see quite a few plants blooming…. Plants blooming, Purple Lilac Vine (Hardenbergia violaceae) My purple lilac vine blooms this time every […]
I have a major confession to make…. I am a total ‘plant nerd’. When I mentioned that to my husband, he said “I already knew that” with a smile on his face. I came upon this revelation when we visited Disneyland last week. I had my camera ready to take pictures of the kids enjoying […]
You may have noticed that I haven’t posted for a few days (or maybe not 😉 I feel somewhat incomplete when I have gone more then three days without writing a blog post, but sometimes life gets a bit crazy or sometimes I go out of town. I went away for a few days to […]
Field trip I enjoy photographing the beauty that surrounds me, especially plants and landscapes. My youngest sister, is a very good photographer and her focus is usually people. And then there is my nephew, Kenny, (son of my other sister), who likes to photograph both nature and people. So what do you do with three […]
In my last post, I undoubtedly left you hanging, wondering how the second part of our project ended (just kidding). What project is that? Well, my siblings and I along with our families surprised my mother for her 70th birthday by building her a raised vegetable garden to go along with her existing one. I […]
Have you been faced with the dilemma of what to give someone special for their birthday? Well, the stakes are even higher when it is a ‘milestone’ birthday. My siblings and I were faced with this very dilemma in deciding what to give our mother, (Pastor Farmer) of Double S Farms, for her 70th birthday. […]
Okay, I realize that I am terribly late when it comes to posting holiday photos. But believe it or not, I am quite organized when it comes to other aspects of Christmas – especially shopping for gifts -I’m usually done in November 🙂 With an extended family as large as ours, it is hard to […]
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