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Beans & Peas & Roots, Oh My!
Yesterday morning I got out and played in the garden for a bit. I've been wanting to plant some fava beans (broad beans) and some snap peas but keep getting distracted by work and school and wind and the bees and...well...a million other things.Of course, the yard is a mess. We've been working on several projects which usually means that…
Falling Into (what is almost) Fall
A cold front is moving through and our temps are about 20 degrees below where they've been for what feels like forever. It's raining lightly right now and I'm happily drinking a cup of hot tea in the middle of the afternoon. Tomorrow is the unofficial last day of summer, and while I am incredibly sad about the dying down…
Looking Back, Moving Forward – Part Three (Backyard, chickens…more rocks)
Alright, here's Part Three...the back yard...When we moved in four years ago, it was literally just rocks and one single tree...Mr. was happy to have a yard, but looked pretty confused about the emptiness of it all...Rocks, rocks & more rocksOh look! You can see the tiniest part of a branch!!!Although we don't have many pictures of the beginnings of…
Looking Back, Moving Forward-Part Two (Front Yard Basics)
Welcome back for Part Two!OK...Once we took out the Junipers, there was no looking back! We quickly decided to put up a fence (a 6 foot tall fence, none-the-less) to truly establish our space (you might remember in my last post that our yard was used as a walk-through and trash can by some of our neighbors). This may seem…
Transplants
Today was a fairly busy day, in a calm sort of way. I woke up before anyone else (even the dogs stayed in bed when I got up!) and decided to have my tea in the front yard. I thought I could just relax, enjoy the sun, the tea and my current book (Stephen Kings Bag of Bones). No such…