So do you remember the berry picking I mentioned a few weeks ago? I finally got around to making one of the many batches of jam we will be making over the next few weeks. I made a mixed berry …
Summer Means Camping
We did manage to get two camping trips in this summer and for more than a couple of days this time. We spent a week in June at Cape Disappointment State Park. It was my first time there and I …
A Little Spring and Summer Catch Up
Wow where is time going? I can’t believe it’s August already, wasn’t it just April not too long ago? Speaking of April…we went to visit the tulip fields again. It was so close to the end of the season that …
Clay Pot Bird Bath / Bee and Butterfly Water Dish
I’ve seen so many cute clay pot ideas on Pinterest and have been wanting to make my own bird bath / bee and butterfly water hole. You read everywhere how the bee population is declining and some of the things …
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Garden Update – July 31st
Garden on July 31st.Wow what a difference a few weeks make. It’s finally been getting a little warmer here so my plants are really taking off. I’ve harvested a bunch of zucchini and cucumbers already and I don’t think we …
Welcome to my 2019 Garden
So this is my second year at gardening. Hopefully I learned a few things from my experience last year. We were definitely overcrowded last year so to remedy that I added an extra 4 x 12 raised bed. We’ve even …
Busy, Busy, Busy December
I can’t believe how fast time flew between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I thought I was doing well but ended up not getting everything accomplished I had wanted. Doesn’t it always seem that way? We actually started the season right after …
End of year crochet finished projects round up.
Oh goodness I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve shared my finished projects. Yikes! This is a cute little coffee cup cozy I tested for Darleen Hopkins. The place mat is another from the color block design I …
Summer Road Trip
I took a road trip to Wisconsin with my two daughters and grandson for a family reunion in early July. We figured we hadn’t seen them in at least 15 years and thought we were overdue for a visit. My aunts …
Garden Update
Here it is August already. I’ve had a decent harvest so far but maybe not quite as much as I had hoped. With two zucchini plants and three yellow squash I really thought I’d have a bit more. Maybe it …
Finally finished some crochet projects
Oh it’s been so long since I’ve finished anything crochet. A few of these things have been done for months and I’m only now just getting around to showing them off. This is an afghan test I did for Julie …
Rigatoni with Kale and Sausage
So what to do with all of the kale from my garden? I had to look around and find a bunch of different recipes that I thought the family would enjoy. I don’t mind cooking it with onions and bacon …
Garden Progress
I can’t believe how much this garden has grown since I put it in on May 8th. Just a little over a month ago and it looks like a jungle. We definitely do not have enough room for everything now …
Graduation season is here – Grad cookies
Looks like graduation season is officially here. I had a friend ask me to make 5 dozen graduation cookies for her daughter’s graduation party. Green and gold were the school colors of course. I used my standard buttercream frosting recipe. …
New Orleans
I just got back from a short vacation to New Orleans with my daughters. What a beautiful city. We weren’t there really long enough to experience everything but it whet our appetites enough that we’ll for sure plan another trip. …
