We took a little garden tour last night so I could see how all of the veggies are doing. The veggie garden is pretty solidly in Scottland (not to be confused with Scotland, which is a long way away), so I don’t get out there every day. It was pretty fun as far as at-home…
Category: The Yard
Blueberries of Happiness
This morning was rough. We got in late from our roadtrip adventure (12:30-ish), and neither of us was exactly excited about getting out of bed this morning. Two nights of too little sleep does not a perky morning make. Scott had appointments to keep and errands to run, and I had to get to work…
Bluegrass & Barbeque
Yesterday basically felt like one big sigh of relaxation and goodness. The afternoon started with beautiful spring weather and time in our giant yard/garden. That was good. Nothing like a riding lawn mower and freshly watered plants to make you feel slightly accomplished yet not too worn out. It’s true that our back yard looks…
Herb Garden: Day 1
This is what part of our front garden looked like yesterday morning. Oooh, aah. I’ve decided to tackle it one small piece at a time, since the last owner of the house must have done nothing but garden 24/7 to keep up with all of the garden spaces on the property. And this was the…
Herb Gardens for All
On this lovely first day of spring, I’m grateful for rosemary. We planted (and by we, I mean Scott) three rosemary plants in our front garden bed the other day. It was our first major adjustment to the gardens around our “new” house, and I like it. Rosemary is the perfect plant for the lazy…
Crackly Days
It was crackly outside last night and a wet mix of crackly and slushy this morning. Simple as that. And Peanut went for a crinkly crackly ride to the dump. And the world rejoiced, because crackly trees are pretty. And stink bugs don’t survive well in the cold.
Small, but valuable. 