Poppies, My Pretties!

I'm still taking advantage of these nice winter days to work in the garden. More concrete blocks moved to the new garden, and bulbs moved and re-planted, and seeds sprinkled around. Most seeds I start inside. But some, like wildflowers and poppies like the cold to get going. The gladiolus I dug up from the …

Two Legs, Two Arms

These things are really easy to take for granted until you don't have them or until you can't use them. As the last couple years have shown me how much harder life can be without a body in good working order. I am ever so thankful as I fork up the garden beds, that this …

Plants, for nearly nothing!

If you have any kind of patience at all, you can save yourself a lot of cash. Let me explain! There are many ways to start a garden and to plant a landscape and they all depend on how much time, effort and money you want to expand on a new project. If you are …

Twice the Fun with Friends

But watch out for bigfoots. So, it's a nice dry day. Started out cloudy but those were coastal clouds, not weather producing clouds, so they didn't hinder me at all getting outside to work. I conscripted a friend -Ok, she offered to help, and I wasn't going to say no... mainly because she is a …

You can’t beat this weather- So you have to enjoy it.

This rooster, a favorite on the farm, insists on standing next to me and crowing in my ears as I work. His name is Pajamas. And whenever Dad is outside, he is with him. Best buddies. I know it's a trick. There is always a nice spell in February which gets your hopes up for …

It’s been awhile here.

And I won't even pretend that I've stayed caught up with the Seedy Sunday activities. Work threw a damper into my routine. And sometimes you have to let something slip for a while just to get it all done. I have planted plenty of seeds and plants in the garden, but I have not kept …

Been planting stuff, and Seedy Sunday #14

I scattered wildflower seeds for seedy Sunday 14, which is not much compared to what I have been doing for seedy Sundays but it's getting to that time of year where more things can be started directly outside. I won't need to start much more indoor stuff until the end of the month when I …

Grays River, A magical place. And Seedy Sunday 13.

I keep saying how special Grays River is. It is a hidden gem. And although it was at one point before people came along and destroyed the old growth forests even more special, it still has a magical quality. There is a wild spirit to this land, especially in the hills surrounding the little valley …

Monday Madness

Sometimes I start seeds not on a Sunday. With the weather so off and on storms I decided to catch up on some seed starting. The other sunday I kind of skipped starting a bunch of seeds, so I decided to do those on Monday. That is after I found myself a short term fish …

It’s 60! March- In Like A Lamb…

It's warm, and most importantly SUNNY and DRY for more then an hour. So I threw on my summer attire (shorts and a Tee, no pajama pants today!) And stomped around in the garden once I had gotten some morning business in town taking care of. I got to PLUNGE my hands into the soil …