Lessons in the Dirt

Here you can see a photo of our garden this year. Hubby just harvested the wheat this past Monday. Our garden this year has looked a lot different than last year's garden. For starters ... our garden this…

It has been so much fun to watch the wheat grow this year! Hubby and I have never attempted to grow wheat before. Part of the fun of watching the wheat grow is because the Bible has so…

This past Sunday, our pastor shared that he had just met his brand-new baby granddaughter that week!   He then shared a few words about legacy and generation.   To sum it up, these were the thoughts he shared:   *  …

This week hubby and I have been watching bits and snippets of the Olympics.   YouTube has short 5-6 min. video clips of highlights where you can peruse different sports, and the gold winners of each event.   We’ve watched…

Last night hubby and I took a walk around the neighborhood after dinner; and upon returning to the house, we decided to go check on the plum tree to see if the plums were getting ripe yet. I…

Hubby and I and our daughter were driving back home from central Washington after a delightful getaway for the July 4th holiday.   As we were nearing home we cruised past a strawberry farm where hubby and I had…

So  …  after a dismally cold, rainy May & June, our garden has finally reached “knee high.”    Of course, the phrase “Knee high by the 4th of July” is referring to corn:  if your corn is “knee high”…

Our bean seeds, zucchini seeds, and pumpkin seeds did not like the cold rainy May … at all!   But the raspberries loved it!   The raspberries have been growing like gangbusters!   Here you can see our raspberries.   They are…