I juiced lemons from the garden and froze the juice. I also made lemonade from our lemons. I picked more lemons from one of my trees in the garden. I cut green onions, beet greens, garlic chives, and Swiss chard from the garden. I changed around some pots in the garden, using them in…
I trimmed the hedges in the white garden, which have started to fill out again in all the warm weather we’ve had here. I put the longest pieces in a bucket to bring in, and liked them there so much that I decided to leave them as their own arrangement in the kitchen. I…
This has been a busy week of organizing and rearranging. We organized both girls’ rooms, the pantry, four closets, the bathroom cabinets and drawer where I store our toiletries, another bathroom drawer, and the cabinets under two bathroom sinks. Organizing the toiletries gave me a much better idea of our needs; some things I…
I cut a few plum branches from the garden to add to the branches I had cut the week before, and made an arrangement for our table. I set out tomato plants in the garden this week. I decided to purchase the larger plants this year, with hopes of an earlier harvest (before it gets…
Katy Apricot blossoms We had the most beautiful weather here last week: highs in the 70’s (22-24ºC). It’s been a joy to work outside in this weather! The beautiful spring weather meant I was able to turn off the heat and open the windows. Radish and spinach seedlings If I were to sum up our…
I pruned fruit trees and cut budded apricot branches for a vase for my entry table. I purchased fruit this week: oranges for $0.39 a pound, Gala apples for $0.99 a pound, and bananas for $0.59 a pound. I also bought pasta for $0.49 a pound. After we had eaten the bananas, I put the…
I dug 12 parsley seedlings that had self-seeded in the garden, and moved them to places where they can grow to full-size. I took a couple of blackberry cuttings and dipped them in rooting powder, and then placed them in the garden. If they root, I’ll have a couple more plants. I also took cuttings…
I dug small paperwhite bulbs from the garden (that had multiplied) and transplanted them to another spot in the garden. In a year or two, these bulbs will be big enough to flower. I carefully dug up and transplanted beet and Swiss chard seedlings that had self-seeded, and transplanted them into rows in another spot…
I spent a lot of time in the garden last week, pruning. I also spent a good deal of time during the dark hours of the days reading online about pruning and propagating. Even though I’ve gardened for 15 years, there is always more to learn, including specific rules for my climate. I love that…
I planted lettuce seeds in the garden. Some were seeds I had purchased last year and some were seeds that I collected from my garden last last year. I dug some tiny lettuce seedlings that had self-seeded in the rocked section next to my driveway and transplanted them into the garden. I pulled the fir…
It was a simple week that we spent at home. I did some organizing and cleaning last week. I went through some clothes, and several pairs of children’s pants (trousers) need to have the elastic replaced in the waistband. I ordered bulk elastic on sale for 25% off from Wawak to fix these pairs of pants….
I made a batch of laundry soap. Cyrus was given a bag of spinach when he started his pet sitting job. He found a note that told him to take the spinach in the fridge, which was a huge bag that we enjoyed over several meals. Winter downloaded free Christmas music from the library’s website…