reflections

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2016 into 2017

2016 was quite a doozie, but they really all are, aren't they? If we're paying attention, staying present, pushing ourselves to learn more/do more/be more. . . If we're standing firmly in our Learning Zone, open to new ideas and opportunities, growing, changing, evolving as people on this planet, then Challenge is really just around every corner, isn't it? And…
December 31, 2016
Cold Days & Long Nights – 2013 Plans

Cold Days & Long Nights – 2013 Plans

While the days are slowly getting longer, the suns rays gracing us for just a few short extra minutes each day, we are still... obviously...smack dab in the middle of winter and all of the cold she brings with her.  Nothing is growing outside except a few (mostly) dormant greens in our lone hoop house this season and I find…
January 7, 2013
2012 Tomato Reflections

2012 Tomato Reflections

This was a big tomato year for us.  Not only did we plant more tomatoes than ever before, our yields were huge!  When all was said and done, we'd harvested ~170 pounds of tomatoes from 18 plants!  For the first time we were able to eat fresh tomatoes for six months straight (our first harvest was a Yellow Taxi on…
December 10, 2012
The Falling Season

The Falling Season

Yesterday afternoon the sky cracked open with the most beautiful lightening show and it rained and rained (glorious rain)!This morning, with a chill in the air and the garden weighed down with moisture, the falling of a season has become very apparent.  The contrasts of new and old growth are striking, but it is only a matter of time (a…
August 17, 2012