July 2023
With work being so demanding lately, I’ve had to let a lot of things go. I’m not filling every weekend hour with garden tasks or creative output, I’m choosing rest at least one day a week. They say you can’t pour from an empty cup, and it’s absolutely true. Taking the time to rest and give myself a mental and…
Just when we think we’ve taken on more than enough in the garden, we find new things we want to grow… which often means finding space for them to live. And that has resulted in a LOT of garden boxes. I’m not sure which is multiplying faster, the garden boxes or the prolific weeds! We are up to 16 garden boxes…
A sudden surprise heat wave, which came with elevated UV levels, wrecked my poor lettuce. I pulled off the dead leaves… here’s hoping the plants themselves can spring back. Most varieties of lettuce prefer a lot of shade and cool conditions, so the sudden heat this early in the year definitely shocked them. One day my rows of lettuce were…
It feels late in the year to be harvesting peas so sweet, but I can’t deny that the warm days have brought out the thickest of pods. This is definitely one of my crops that I just can’t resist snacking on when I’m checking on the garden, they make the most delicious snack. As a child, I used to have…
About Me
If someone asks me how I am, I don’t have to say ‘living the dream’… I can say ‘cultivating the dream.’ It’s about now and the future. Every day I choose: "today, I will savor the now"; or, "today, I will work for tomorrow." This blog is about both of those choices and finding a balance between them. Read More
Latest Posts
-
Donuts galore!
June 10, 2024 -
Bruno the surprise guest
May 14, 2024
-
Blue green sunset
May 2, 2024
