Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, I've been enjoying the weather and fun of seeing the garden produce veggies and flowers. Right now I'm still enjoying watering in the mornings (ha! You know that won't last...) and we're almost done with all the "have-to" yard projects (I have one more pestering area to weed and protect from the deer). So, yeah - early summer.π Since summer is...
14 days agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, Are you doing anything special for Father's Day with any important men in your life? Some years we've gone on a hike to a place Brian has chosen (though it hasn't always gone well - there was one year he ran over a squirrel in a parking area which put a pall over the day...), and some years we just hang out. But the last few years our extended...
21 days agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, We had main dish salads four days this last week AND we had salads at lunch, so you know we are swimming in lettuce! It's easy to switch up the flavors of main dish salads, though - one night was southwest (beans, cheddar cheese, salsa), one was Mediterranean (garbanzo, feta, yogurt sauce), one was Italian chopped salad, and another was Asian...
28 days agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, Whoa, it's the last day of May already! I'm really looking forward to the warm sunny days of summer - hopefully we'll get to paddle on nearby lakes often.π We did have our first 80 degree day last week, so I switched my vegetable garden bed cloth row covers for lighter insect netting and now it's easier to see the full beds.π This 4'x8' bed...
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Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, We've had cooler weather with some rain (most of it the "Oregon mist" - it gets you wet, but doesn't really water plants deeply...) which meant that the corn I planted just last week in the new bed has already sprouted!! And the beans I sowed two weeks ago are finally sprouting, along with the sunflowers. It's that fun time of the garden year...
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Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, I hope you all had a nice weekend last week, whether you were celebrating a mom or mom-figure or just hanging out. π I had some sweet time with family, but I was s.o.r.e. and was so happy when it was time to go to bed on Sunday. π Why? Because I WAS able to dismantle the broken concrete garden patio like I had hoped AND create a new raised bed...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, How are you doing? We're still basking in the sunshine around here, though the weather people tell me that's going to change and we'll have rain most of next week. Surprisingly, I'm great with that as I've got seeds and transplants that need some consistent moisture. π This weekend I have a big project I hope to get done - tearing up the broken...
about 2 months agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, Even though we were almost dry all last month (no April showers around here!), the vegetable garden is coming along nicely. Yes, I've had to water - almost daily for the carrot seeds to sprout! That may be a first for April. π Here are some current shots of the garden before I share some menu ideas for May, including Cinco de Mayo. This is the...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
Some links in this email are affiliate links- if you click through and purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.* Hi Reader, What's blooming in your world? The only spring flower emoji was a tulip, which I hope you're able to enjoy, but I don't have any because the deer love them.π So once the daffodils are done (they never bother them), it's up to the creeping phlox to provide blooms - and do they ever: They are so pretty spilling over the rock wall, aren't they?...
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