I thought it would be fun to do some Throwback Thursday kind of things for NaBloPoMo. With Veterans Day fast approaching I think sharing some of my Army experiences would be apropos. Even better the Berlin wall started crumbling on …
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Why and how this blog came to be
A prompt I have saved is “Tell us why you started blogging and origin behind your blog’s name”. I really like that idea. My “About” page is actually quite informative compared to many I’ve seen. Maybe too much so? But …
Tis the Season for — Craft Bazaars
Ah it’s that time of year again. This is my favorite time of year. I love Fall, the crisp, cool air, colorful leaves, sweaters and hot chocolate. But is also the start of craft bazaars. Every year my daughter and …
NaBloPoMo – November is National Blog Posting Month
BUT….what happened to it? I remember when I first started blogging it was a pretty big thing. If you were in a rut it helped shake out the cobwebs a bit. It introduced you to so many new blogs because …
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A few lessons I learned my first two years of gardening
I’ve learned much over the course of the last two years in regards to planting and keeping up with a garden. My first year – although I did a lot of reading and planning before planting anything it just didn’t …
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Garden Update for 9-1-19
Another month has flown by and my garden is definitely showing signs of winding down and preparing for fall. My zucchini leaves were covered with that gray mildew you seem to always get later in the season but I did …
Fair Week and my resolve to enter a few things next year.
So last week was the Northwest Washington Fair (well by the time I get around to posting this it’ll be two weeks ago). It’s just little baby one but it’s still a fun time. Unfortunately I was so busy checking …
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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 …
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 …
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