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…

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…

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…

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…. …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…