Garden

Gardening is less exciting in winter. A lot of the work (okay, all of the work) has been done by S, organizing the hoop house and preparing it for spring. He cleaned up the edges and finished all the walkways. It’s much easier to move around inside. He has envisioned moving the pots (not pictured) onto…

Gardening Win

Our gardening efforts have paid off! There are a lot of leafy greens to eat, and our landlords have let us eat some, since there’s so much of it.    (Kale) We were a little worried about our spinach, but it finally caught up:   I don’t know about the weather where y’all are, but…

Gardening

If you’ve been following the fall gardening updates, you probably know we’ve been a little worried. We had to plant 3 times and it’s been a little stressful. Well, things are definitely looking up! In fact, some of it is ready to eat. (Collards and turnips; kale; different kinds of lettuce) (Swiss chard and tomatoes)…

Week Moments

1. Gardening The fall vegetables are finally making some headway. In our desperation to see something – anything – grow, we planted more seeds than necessary. The result is some overcrowding, but better too many plants than too few! 2. Katie Katie got to come out to the garden with us. Her favorite thing to…

Week Moments

1. Harry Potter As you may or (more likely) may not know, the Harry Potter books recently got a face-lift. I saw a set in a bookstore, and was pleased to see that the spines created a picture of Hogwarts. 2. Humble Beginnings We’ve had a tough time getting the fall plants to grow. After…