Tag: garden stories

A Giant Garage Sale, a Lemonade Stand & a Hopeful Harvest ((and lots of sandwiches for dinner))

A Giant Garage Sale, a Lemonade Stand & a Hopeful Harvest ((and lots of sandwiches for dinner))

Whew. We have been working hard in my little corner of the world! First, I just pulled off the impossible & entered the garage sale hall of fame. Pictures don’t completely express the depth of despair I felt as I sat among the piles, rather 

We are under attack – Red Spider Mite Invasion of 2014! (a how to for battling against these pesky critters)

We are under attack – Red Spider Mite Invasion of 2014! (a how to for battling against these pesky critters)

To Whom It Should Concern: I will not tolerate your invasion and destruction of all things green and bean like. You took my beautiful, perfect & flourishing beans plants & in a flash — turned them into shriveled, spotted, crisp, diseased plants. What was once 

A little story about a plant…

A little story about a plant…

and regeneration and forgiveness.

It’s more about the year than the food

It’s more about the year than the food

The last few recipes I have shared have been birthed out of the season of life I find myself in – ‘busy’. Life seems pretty bossy these days, more about what I have to do than what I want to do — or is it 

“To Grow or Not to Grow?” — that is the question.

“To Grow or Not to Grow?” — that is the question.

My family’s Food for a Year comes more from what inspires me than what is available in the grocery store aisle. For instance, one thing you may not know about me is: I LOVE to garden! I come by my love for gardening naturally. My