Category Archives: gardening
a very little bit of spring
We have all (and when I mean all, I mean the whole of Minnesota and perhaps beyond) have been anxiously, crabbily waiting for spring. In the wacky way of our weather, one day it is beautiful 70 and perfect, the next in the 40s cold and windy. But finally my little tulip has begun to …
not a lot going on here, but a lot going on
The plants and the boys and I are waiting for this weather to pass. Today it should break, and we should have some May weather. It is still overcast, but I’m hoping for a little sun. On the sewing side, not much that I can report. Some things are secret so I can’t talk about …
bits and pieces and beauty
So, sorry I missed you yesterday- I had a migraine. I remember my mom when she was my age or a little younger maybe swallowing Tylenol by the handful and now I get it. One of the bad things about middle age is the headaches. In any case, not much is happening here except this: …
garden update
So the gardens are full swing. The one above is Eliott’s. He is doing a great job of keeping it neat and well watered. Here’s mine. Not quite so neat, and pretty dry. Here is our first little pumpkins, so cute!
this is why my sisters are awesome
Yes, I was totally surprised when my sisters gave me these boots Memorial weekend. I have wanted a pair of these awesome rubber boots for several years. And look at these: brown with a pattern of wild pink and purple horses running on them. Theme song break: Yes, that is my boots’ theme song! They …
how our garden grows
We are all gardening this year, except maybe Paul. This is Eliott’s plot above and there are two tiny pumpkin seedlings already coming through. This is Steve’s garden. I laid down the messy rhubarb leaves, but you can see Steve’s hand with the neatness. Because I was a little burned out from last year, I didn’t get my …
flowers
I love the tulips this time of year. Ours just opened and Steve took this wonderful picture. I’m still marching forward on my April ufo. I got all my gold buttons out to choose one for each stocking to connect the monogram. I feel more and more confident that this is my lucky month to finish!
really delicious spring flowers
So we have had some pretty wonderful spring showers the last few days, but yesterday it cleared and warmed up a little bit. So yesterday we went down to the parkway. We did a little intense searching for morels. Even though we knew where to look, it still took us a while to see. Then, …
birdhouses
So remember when I was sick and went to the fabric store with my husband? We bought these birdhouses that day. They were one dollar each. As a family project, we painted them. It was a great project, although we only had 75 per cent participation. (Sorry about the photo, my camera is out of …
mushroom bonus
Remember last year when my mom gave me the mushroom log? Well, after it was spent I threw it out into the garden because the instructions said it was really good compost. However, being a somewhat lazy gardener, I didn’t really break it up or anything. Imagine my surprise when we came up to the …
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