We talked about the nearly unthinkable last night: not having a garden next year. And while it seems like a shame and a rejection of our general lifestyle to go garden-less, even for one season, the appeal is not lost on either of us. More than that, when you think about it, it can beContinue reading “A year without a garden?”
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A relatively unplanned life…
For all that I am a planner and my lists have lists, there is a lot in life that I leave up to chance. In general, I have to say, it hasn’t turned out badly. Admittedly, there have been a few mini disasters, but in a life where I’ve made those big decisions basically onContinue reading “A relatively unplanned life…”
Striving to live pretty…
A thought occurred to me recently as I heard about another tradwife-inspired hosting and lifestyle show. Have we evolved as college educated women and career girls? Or have we turned back to our roots? Why, I ask myself, does it seem like we’re all striving to live pretty? And isn’t this blog somewhat awkwardly tryingContinue reading “Striving to live pretty…”
A breakthrough of sorts…
Last night, this little family had a breakthrough. (And no, it wasn’t “stop adopting cats”. We have made that pledge, but I’ll be honest here and say it will take one sick, starving cat to lay waste to the promise.) Instead, sitting on the back porch, margaritas in hand and enjoying a few quiet momentsContinue reading “A breakthrough of sorts…”
The day I re-evaluated.
It has been a fabulous four-day weekend for me. The weather until today has been absolutely fabulous for a solid week. The garden is largely in – just direct seeding left – and I’ve managed to keep enough of a lid on home, garden and yard that we are going into tomorrow – the firstContinue reading “The day I re-evaluated.”
Plants are in the ground!
There are a few markers in our life that are largely driven by the calendar. There is, of course, the holidays and the fact that I like to celebrate the entire holiday season including Halloween all the way through New Year’s Day. Then, there is the winter-into-spring calendar when I obsess over when the snowContinue reading “Plants are in the ground!”
Going underground…
It’s high planting season around here and that usually means a mad scramble to get the 450 or so plants we put in the ground taken care of. At present, we obviously have the 50 garlic (planted last October) growing and have planted 200 onions and about 75 potatoes. What’s next? We’ve got about 25Continue reading “Going underground…”
The Yuppie Homesteader 