I used lemons from the garden this week to make lemon curd, which I used to top homemade meringues, along with pomegranate arils. I’ll be sharing this recipe later this week. I dug up and moved several plants to help them to get better sun exposure/less sun exposure (some were burning in the sun and…
I cut and dried oregano from the garden. I also harvested beets and lemons. I dug and planted more tiny bushes started by tip layering in new spots in the garden. I cut roses from the garden before pruning the rose bushes. I juiced lemons from the garden and made a double batch of lemonade. We enjoyed…
I cut roses from the garden to enjoy inside. I worked in the garden all week pruning, fertilizing, and planting. I sowed seeds for poppies, spinach, larkspur, Swiss chard, green onions, nasturtiums, Bells of Ireland, and snow peas in the garden. I dug several more bushes that I started by tip layering and transplanted them…
I worked pruning, weeding, and tidying the garden. I cut branches from the garden to enjoy inside. I picked more Meyer lemons from our trees. I dug and transplanted several new “bushes” from one place in the garden to another where I am starting a hedge. These only have one rooted stem, but it is…
I spent all week working in the garden each day, tidying it for planting. I pulled out dead plants, pulled weeds, spread manure. and pruned. I planted seeds in the garden for beets, green onions, snow peas, Armenian cucumbers, spinach, and lettuce in the garden. I began my birthday gift list for 2018, starting with…
I put up a few more decorations that I already had. The frost that was predicted earlier this month never came, but a frost was again forecast for this week. There were still some green tomatoes in the garden, so we brought them in. We also enjoyed eating garden tomatoes that we had picked green…
I used free tree trimmings and free pinecones to decorate my garden urns for the winter. I cut Thai basil. dusty miller, and roses from the garden for my entry table. I used free tree trimmings in this arrangement too. I made mini pavlovas for dessert one night with pomegranate arils and berries I pulled…
I sewed a tree skirt for our tree from drop cloth I had. My husband gave two sons a haircut. My husband took a free course for one of his required continuing education classes for work. This class was also very close to home. Most classes he takes are 30-45 minutes from home, so one…
We picked the green tomatoes from the garden and began pulling the plants. There’s a possibility of a light frost in the day (which now looks like it may not happen! And it will warm up again after that) but they can ripen in baskets and colanders and we can of course fry some up….
I cut Swiss chard, basil, and garlic chives from the garden. I sewed and made presents for my children using fabric and supplies I had on hand. I sewed two Christmas stockings as a wedding gift using fabric I was given. I mended a hole in a shirt. I began decorating for Christmas using decorations I purchased…
This post contains affiliate links. We are making one garden bed smaller to allow more storage room on the side of the house. The dirt had fallen in the entire bed. I spread manure over the part of the bed that we are keeping, and then moved dirt out from the part of the bed that…
I harvested Swiss chard, a few tiny cherry tomatoes, 2 tiny butternut squash, a small bell pepper, a small lemon, a small parsnip, and 2 beets from the garden. I planted seeds in the garden for lettuce and snow peas. I combined errands to save gas. I needed an item of clothing and went to two…