Mowing, Oven and Meatloaf
It’s been an exciting week. The Man of the House mowed the lawn for the last time this year. Our 26-year-old oven has quit working. A repair person is coming Monday to look at it. If he can’t get it … Continue reading →
Preparing for a Storm
Last weekend was supposed to be a storm for the record books. Luckily it ended up being more of a regular autumn storm. Now that we’ve been working on this for a few years we have a good storm preparation … Continue reading →
A Great Year For Garlic!
Bigger garlic (more cloves per head) this year! Planted 14 cloves 9/9/2015; harvested 14 head 7/12/2016. Fertilized with Osmocote Plus in the Spring.
Continue reading →Earlier this year…
Things have been so hectic that I haven’t had a chance to write about this yet. This happened in early May. Here are our two lovely golden chain (Laburnum) trees. They were in full bloom when I took this photo. The … Continue reading →
Potato Salad Recipe
For Memorial Day we had potato salad and pub-style burgers. Yum! Here’s the recipe that we used for the potato salad. Potato Salad Recipe 5 potatoes 3 eggs – hard boiled and then chopped or sliced 1 cup chopped celery … Continue reading →
Love Those Walking Onions
Vented Skylight
Because of all the windows it can get really hot inside the house. This is great most of the time, but in the summer it’s like living in a greenhouse! So when we replaced a skylight recently we installed one … Continue reading →
Keeping Busy
The yard and garden continue to keep us busy. The rhubarb is growing. We have a bunch of these lovelies. They’re Flaming Silver Pieris japonica Japanese Andromeda Shrub. We have two trees with beautiful, white blooms. They’re lovely, but we don’t … Continue reading →
Another Sure Sign of Spring?
Yep, it’s mowing time! The Man of the House mowed the lawn for the first time this year. Gardening season 2016 has begun!
Continue reading →Spring is Coming!
March has just started and we can already see signs of spring. We have a steep hillside were this lovely plant is starting to prosper. I believe it’s a variegated periwinkle. The plum tree is in bloom. It doesn’t make … Continue reading →