I haven’t updated you on the garden in a while, so I figured I’d give you a look at what’s been growing. It was a tough start with all that rain–I thought for sure the fungus gnats would get everything–but I decided to step back and stop worrying so much, and nature is taking its … [Read more…]
Those of you who are regular visitors know about my summer family project: the container garden. This collection morphed from a respectable few pots of herbs to about forty pots of herbs, vegetables, and fruits. Yeah, I went a little overboard. Still, we’ve been going with the flow and seeing what summer will bring us. … [Read more…]
If you’ve ever lived in New England, you know that there is one topic anyone is willing (and likely) to discuss: the weather. It could be because it is always changing (the only aspect of it that is dependable). One thing is certain: it seems to be a bonding subject, bringing complete strangers together in … [Read more…]
While The Big Guy and I work on a kitchen project (that sadly did not come together as planned, otherwise, I would be posting about that right now), I thought maybe you’d like to see more of our garden for this year. Once we’re able to harvest, there will be more recipes utilizing these ingredients … [Read more…]
As a mom, I feel it is my responsibility to instruct my children on the basics of where food comes from. These lessons do not necessarily come via a hunting trip and a visit to the slaughterhouse to see how Bambi becomes venison–that may be a little too traumatic for a newly-4-year-old and nearly-6-year-old. But … [Read more…]