Last week, the temperatures hit 80 here on Cape Cod … and the warmer temperatures brought on spring fever. Time to start thinking of the […]
winter gardening.
Last spring, Chloe build some garden beds in the backyard and planted some plants that attract pollinators. In addition, I put in some veggies. While […]
bloomin’ cactus.
The gift that keeps on giving. A couple of years ago, a friend brought me this Christmas cactus as a hostess gift. I thought that, […]
instagram: litmus test
Sometimes I miss working in the garden. I don’t miss the hard, packed clay that we call “dirt”. I don’t miss the weeds. I do […]
new2school: science project
“Mom, I have a science project that is for extra credit. I don’t want to do it.” Two days later: “Everybody else is doing it, […]
too much tuscan reading
Every couple of years, I lose myself in my fantasy books. No, not sci-fi. Not my thing. I lose myself in Peter Mayle, Frances Mayes […]
lavender – 27 apr 2011
How I love my lavender! I need to get it transfered into a “real” pot soon … sigh.
garden – 19 mar 2011
Rob and the girls picked up some new plants for our garden and planted them today on this gorgeous spring day. I hope that we […]
compost – 1 mar 2011
We generate a lot of compost in our daily cooking. We’ve been using a “compost pile” for probably almost 10 years now, but I think […]
gardening – 22 feb 2011
A gorgeous day here in Pine Lake! Chloe was inspired to work in the garden for a bit…
garden party
another week has passed with out a blog entry from me. between the busy season at work and the spring season outside, I haven’t had […]
Taddy the Tadpole
Yesterday, I went out to look at the pond and notices that it was a quite active habitat. I crossed my fingers, hoping that what […]
A Day in the Garden
I should have taken a before picture, as the after is much less impressive without knowing what the before looked like. Why is it that […]
Tis the Season
At Target today, we found lots of gardening stuff in the dollar section. The girls picked out some “all-in-one” planting kits, and I picked out […]
spring is here
I spent a couple of hours this afternoon starting on the final raking. It was warm enough to be out in tshirt and sandals. I’ve […]
just one day
would have been nice. Less than 24 hours after I had the yard perfectly cleared of leaves, it looks as though the yard has never […]
Hi Ho Hi Ho
No photos today. I spent the entire day holding a rake or a broom, not a camera. We did take a break from leaf moving […]
overwhelming
I spent most of the day raking leaves in the backyard. I created huge mounds of leaves. The girls had a great time jumping. I […]
my sunflower
I grew this! I can’t believe it!