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Gardening Endurance

What a surprise to find Spinach planted last Fall in the garden. It was protected by a plastic tent to help with the winds and cold weather but I never expected it to survive the last ice/snow week of weather we had in January. 🤗🌱 “Gardening – the endurance to push through each season toContinue reading “Gardening Endurance”

An Icy Idea

In my heart-efforts to feed the birds and squirrels during our recent snow storm, I found the 25# bag of sunflower seeds and a large bag of bird seed, purchased prior to the storm, couldn’t keep up with the weather or their need for nourishment in the extreme cold. By Monday morning, knowing a tripContinue reading “An Icy Idea”

A Sprig or Two of Parsley

In keeping with “heritage and traditions,” my friend shared a memory her grandmother’s kitchen. Granny would keep a pot of soup going on the stove, adding to it the bits of vegetables left-overs from dinner and such. The generation before us knew how to live through lean times. With Granny in mind, and wondering whatContinue reading “A Sprig or Two of Parsley”

A Taste of Spring

Fresh basil in the winter 🌱🌱💚 I find starting herbs seeds to be a challenge because the seeds are so tiny. Some herbs like to have cool temps to germinate and others not so much. Late August I decided, “What the heck,” and sowed basil seeds in with the Fall lettuce. Always wanting a FallContinue reading “A Taste of Spring”

Painting Grace

The tables remind me the plans to start the nursery were sown with good seed.

Rolling Along

So how does one begin again when unexpected happenings in life occur? Right back where you left off. Picking up a brush and opening up the gallon of stain/sealer purchased this summer before it got hot. It may not look like much of anything, but it sure felt good to be out in the hoopContinue reading “Rolling Along”