Lemon Boy, Black Prince, Early Girl, Chocolate Sprinkles, Yellow Pear, and Supersweet 100 Tomatoes I harvested tomatoes, basil, chives, green onions, red and green beans from the garden. My parents…
Red Noodle Beans and Green Beans with Caramelized Onions It's been rather hot this week with temperatures all the way up to 108F/42C. Working around the heat is the best…
I picked tomatoes, beans, blackberries, lemons, and apricots from the garden. I also cut basil and green onions from the garden. I canned strawberry jam with the strawberries I had…
I harvested figs, blackberries, apricots, tomatoes, and lemons from the garden. I mended my mattress pad where the seam had come undone in a spot. I gave haircuts to three…
I went grocery shopping this past week, where I found several deals (including multiple prices that were unadvertised): cucumbers for $0.25 each, limes for $0.20 each, broccoli crowns for $0.99…
With the heat of summer here (it reached 109F/43 C on Thursday) my schedule has changed this week. My alarm goes off before dawn and I am up and outside,…
Daily games of Rummikub and Ticket to Ride have marked our days lately, along with bike rides and playing in the garden in the evenings. I found free sheet music…
I'm really grateful to be growing open-pollinated seeds. It makes it possible to collect seeds and replant them in the garden. I collected green onion seeds from the garden and…
I harvested apricots, lettuce, rosemary, parsley, oregano, chives, green onions, a few alpine strawberries, and a handful of cherry tomatoes from the garden. After many years of trying to figure…
We celebrated my youngest's birthday with homemade eggless chocolate cupcakes. I had ordered gifts for him months ago, which seemed way ahead of time at the time, but I'm glad…