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Ever Growing Farm Tour – August 2014

Ever Growing Farm Tour – August 2014

Alright, who can believe it's already August?! August has always, as a mother and a summer camp/after school program manager, signaled the end of summer...until now... Now that my eldest is grown and out of the house and my youngest is years from a school bell...Now that my job revolves around our house and home instead of the public school's…
August 4, 2014
Herbs, Herbs, Everywhere Herbs!

Herbs, Herbs, Everywhere Herbs!

Welp, last Friday I finally spent some real, glorious, much needed time out in the garden! Sprout happily gnawed on fresh beans and I just puttered around until we were both hot, hungry and tired. It was absolutely divine! During my time outside, I finally decided to give our poor herb bed a little TLC. I really hadn't realized how…
July 27, 2014
In the Garden – Late July

In the Garden – Late July

The garden in late July of years past has been a bit of a beast. We tend to find ourselves at the tail end or smack dab in the middle of our monsoon season and, truly, there's no better magic than water that falls from the sky in the form of actual rain when it comes to how a garden…
July 24, 2014
Ever Growing Farm Tour – July 2014

Ever Growing Farm Tour – July 2014

OK, right off the bat, this is super late getting posted and I know it! The beginning of the month exploded on me with a last minute trip to visit family in Missouri that wasn't planned until late June! So, while I was able to record our Farm Tour for July the morning we hopped on a plane (July 3rd),…
July 17, 2014
Evening Observations

Evening Observations

Walking around the garden last night, I was reminded of how far we've come in just a few short years.  From a barren, rock filled, super hot-trash-and-glass-and-juniper-filled 1/8 acre to a living, breathing, mini oasis...sometimes it's easy to forget how much blood, sweat and tears have gone into our little plot.   Walking around the garden last night, though, I…
June 26, 2014
When Rhubarb Flowers

When Rhubarb Flowers

Have you ever seen rhubarb flowers?  They usually show up on established rhubarb in the spring and they are gorgeous. Gorgeous and harmful, unfortunately. We encountered our first rhubarb flowers a few years ago and, not knowing what it was or what to do about it, we turned to one of our favorite books.  According to John Seymour's The Self Sufficient…
June 12, 2014