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…
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I’m beginning to think that I need to keep better records. Not of the seeds I have or where they’re planned to be in the garden or how much is harvested. No, I’ve gotten pretty good at keeping those records. What I’m not good at tracking is how much time it actually takes to complete a given garden project. I…
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As we approach the closing of yet another year, I debated on whether or not I should get all deep and introspective on you, my dear readers…you know, go into all of the changes we’ve seen over the past year…talk about the challenges we faced…the goals that were crossed off the all mighty To-Do list and those that will be…
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2014 has proven to be a challenging year for us in the garden department. We started out with the best of intentions and a bazillion seeds and ended up with failed germination rates, poor purchased and gifted transplants, loads of distractions, pest problems up the wazoo, and a sudden (though happy) move just a few short weeks ago. Given all…
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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…
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Well, it’s official, we’re off to our slowest harvest season since we began tracking harvests a few years ago. I blame all of the transition we’ve faced since last fall (yes, I’m really going back that far) for our lack of bounty in the garden. You know, lack of time, lack of planning, barely pushing seeds into soil, setting up…
