We’ve been eating chard out of the greenhouse for awhile, but today I picked our first 2 zucchini, along with a handful of snow peas, which we enjoyed in a yummy stirfry for lunch.  Yeah!!  Summertime, here we come!
Read more »

Read more »

Aren’t they cute????? You can click on the links to enlarge each picture– and if you’d like to see my 4yo’s whole face! Technorati Tags: chickens
Read more »

My adorable hubby is sharing seed starting secrets over on his blog for anyone who’s interested.
Read more »

Starting your own seeds indoors is the best way to get an economical start on a garden.  One of these days my husband will be putting up a post with all the details, but I wanted to give a brief answer to those of you who are eager to get going.   Our last frost...
Read more »

As we gear up for the start of gardening season, I was interested in the following post at kitchengardeners.org. In it they detailed the amount of financial savings from a 1600 square foot garden. What about you? Gonna have a garden this year? Tell me about it below. You might also enjoy checking out...
Read more »

(My husband has the week off, and I am making the most of it by working hard on my latest writing project. Here for you is something I wrote around this time last year.) ———– The woodpile is heaped tall and wide and deep, and covered with a brand new tarp. The stove pipe...
Read more »

Look at the sweet little teapot that grew in our garden! ————- (Added: a second picture for perspective)
Read more »

Time for my yearly full-pantry picture. I have 7 full shelves and 1 shelf partway full of jars. Each shelf holds 33 quarts. But a couple of the shelves are double-stacked with pint jars. I am guessing I have over 250 jars, plus about 10 gallon-sized ziplocks of dried tomatoes, apples and apricots. It...
Read more »

Technorati Tags: garden
Read more »