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Closing up the season…

Closing up the season…

For the first time in a long time, we spent a good part of the day today in the garden. Truly, that poor garden of ours has been quite neglected for some time now with the exception of quick visits to harvest the dregs of summer. Truth be told, the challenges of the garden got the best of me this…
October 11, 2015
In the Garden

In the Garden

You guys, we have officially gotten our asses handed to us in the garden. Yes, there are veggies growing and being harvested. No, the whole thing has not been a complete failure. And yet, this season has truly kicked our asses. We have worked so hard through epic battles against bindweed and squash bugs and grasshoppers and mosquitoes and yet…
August 29, 2015
Mid August Garden Update!

Mid August Garden Update!

We're in a holding pattern in the garden right now. Not because nothing is happening... but because everything is happening (it's just not all coming into the kitchen yet)!   We still have snap peas and beans coming in the door on a regular basis, as well as kale and basil. Our newest harvest, though, is squash! Not at an…
August 17, 2015
Life, Unfiltered

Life, Unfiltered

Technology allows us to edit and crop the real life out of the "real lives" we all share via our websites and on social media.   As a blogger, I want to document our journey while creating a pretty, inviting space that you, my dear reader, want to spend some time exploring. The truth is, though, real life, unfiltered, isn't…
July 15, 2015
Family Garden Day

Family Garden Day

Sundays have become our Family Garden Day, when Kim, Sprout and I are joined by my oldest daughter and/or my little brother for a few morning hours of dedicated garden time. It started out as a plea for help due to our sheer state of Overwhelm as a direct result of now having so.much.garden.space in comparison to our 1/8 acre…
June 30, 2015
Playing Catch Up

Playing Catch Up

The last couple of weeks have been a bit trying for me.  Between work and home, there's just so much to do and so little time!  I'm exhausted all the time.  Happy, but truly exhausted. I feel behind on everything. The garden is still being put in, we need to name and register the goats, and the weeds just won't…
June 15, 2015