I picked lettuce, a few snow peas, radishes, green onions, chives, spinach, and beet greens from the garden. I made balasmic vinaigrette and a simle mustard vinaigrette (I added red wine vinegar to the last remaining bits of spicy mustard in the container and shook it for a simple dressing) for our salads. I found…
We had rain on Sunday night and Monday morning. Monday is my assigned day to water, so I am grateful that it keeps raining on Monday! It is actually raining again this morning as I write. The last time I have seen this much rain in spring was ten years ago. I remember it…
I cut lettuce, Swiss chard, sage, dill, cilantro and parsley from the garden. I used water from waiting for the shower to warm to water seedlings in the garden. I also used water from boiling eggs (I let it cool first) and from steaming chard to water potted plants in the garden. I gave both…
Spring is here. My Dorsett Golden apple tree, the first to blossom in the garden, is in full bloom. I bought manure for the garden at the nursery, using a $10 off $50 coupon at the nursery, plus a gift card (many thanks to the anonymous reader who surprised me with that!) We’ve found that…
Spring has come early this year. The first daffodil will open this morning in the garden, weeks earlier than usual. The broccoli is tiny because of it. I harvested 3 small heads of broccoli last week. I will have to be certain to plant it earlier in the fall to ensure large heads in the…
I cut beet greens, lettuce, green onions, leeks, Swiss chard, dill, thyme and parsley from the garden. I dug beets from the garden. I planted more seeds in the garden, including many that I collected from my garden last year. I covered seeds that came up with jars to help them grow more quickly in…
For a gift for a neighbor’s party, I wanted to bring over some flowers. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of flowers in my garden right now. I made an arrangement with cuttings from several different plants, and three flowers: one rose, one rosebud, and a bit of stock. I made it to Sam’s Club,…
I cut Swiss chard from the garden almost every day last week. All of it grew from self-seeding in the garden. I cut celery twice from the garden. This is celery that has regrown from planting celery bottoms from the store. It’s mostly leaves, which is just fine for seasoning soups. I ordered seeds last…
While most of the United States experienced a really cold week, for us, the weather turned warmer on Wednesday. I turned off the heater, and even opened the windows for a few hours to let in some fresh air. Warmer weather made it perfect for planting. Even though we can still get a frost for…
I harvested French Breakfast radishes from the garden. I cut the roses before a frost came and brought them in, I took more jars outside to cover the lettuce seedlings that had just come up. This protected them from frost and will help them to grow more quickly. I used old, worn sheets to cover…
We celebrated a simple Christmas at home. I was able to finish a couple of quick gifts and make some quick candy for stockings. I harvested meyer lemons from the garden. Because of last year’s freeze, I only had a few lemons, but each lemon is very large. I cut oregano from the garden and…
We celebrated Winter’s birthday with a simple meal at home, to which we invited her grandparents. I made an eggless chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting. Her gifts were simple: I gave her the two thrift store sweaters that I recently purcased ($10) , two sizes of knitting needles that I bought for .25 a…