“Knee high” by the 4th of July
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”…
Marriage is … like lettuce growing in a planter box.
Hubby and I decided to grow lettuce this year. However, I didn’t want the hassle of having to go all the way out to the garden to gather lettuce for dinner each evening. So I asked hubby if…
A fence … for protection
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…
Ready for a wedding!
The wedding held at mine and hubby’s home this past Saturday was quite sudden. With only 10 days’ notice, there was no time to “prepare properly” to make sure everything was “just right.” The yard and the property…
The start of an exciting new adventure!
Hubby and I have decided to try our hand at growing wheat!The natural response of everyone whom we have told is: "And why?? Don't you realize it's cold and rainy all the time in western Washington. Wheat won't…
It’s graduation time!
This weekend our dear friends had a daughter graduate from college! This week, as I've perused the photos of "This day in history", the photos which have been showing up are of my own two kids graduating from…
An anchor for the soul
Hubby and I planted our garden this past Saturday. It was a bright sunny morning as hubby tilled up the ground, and as together, we laid down the black weed-block fabric. Hubby cut small holes for each one…
The Holly and the Ivy
The day before the wedding, hubby and I, along with our two kids, spent the morning having brunch with the groom and his family; after which, we spent several hours setting up the rehearsal hall. We had an…
I didn’t know caterpillars could freeze during the winter too!
Yesterday’s blog post was about how little wood frogs are able to survive the winter by freezing. I was amazed by this discovery! Every fall, just before temperatures drop and the frost comes, I always see little wooly…
Did you know that frogs freeze during the winter?
When hubby and I were up in Alaska this past September, visiting our very dear friends, we stopped by Reflections Lake to walk the nature trail. It was a beautiful nature trail and we enjoyed it very much! …