White Amaryllis blooms like a star

While our vibrant garden dies off and looks sad in winter, Mama and I love to watch Amaryllis bulbs grow inside. It’s a tradition dating back to my childhood. We just adore the bright, happy flowers amidst the dark and gloomy days. This year we picked up both red and white bulbs, and the white…

Arch full of flowers

Our DIY Garden Arch is finally full of Morning Glory flowers! We’ve enjoyed watching the vines grow up the arch and rejoiced when we got our first pretty blue flowers. We’ve yet to spot any Moon Flowers, but we’re still hopeful. Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was an arch full of flowers! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please…

Ripened in our absence

We’ve been watching this heirloom tomato grow for a while now (we’re guessing it’ll be the last of the season) and it finally ripened in our absence! Perhaps the adage of the watched pot not boiling applies to gardens too. Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was discovering our heirloom tomato had turned red! What was your #OneGoodThing…

The late bloomers

Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama — enjoying these beautiful late blooms in our garden (plus our adorable Paisley)! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! Kindness is Everything. Day 297 of 365. And Day 1,393 in a row (here’s the first 366, & the following 365, & the third year of 365 good things)! 1 year ago…

Multi-hued Morning Glory

Months ago we planted Morning Glory and Moon Flower seeds in the pots on either end of our DIY Garden Arch. We have watched as beautiful heart-shaped leaves wound their way up the trellis on both sides. We celebrated when the two sides met. And yet, there were still no flowers. Until this week. Actually,…

Garden sharing with neighbors

These stunning peppers and tiny orange tomatoes came from neighbors on either side of us. We’ve lucked out with a huge zucchini crop this year, so we’ve been happily sharing. What fun to trade veggies from our gardens! Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was garden sharing with neighbors! Many thanks to Ti for the tomatoes and…

Our first sunflower from seeds

We planted a handful of Mammoth Sunflower seeds in our garden a few months ago and today we discovered our first lovely flower! We’ve got nearly a dozen eight-foot-tall stalks that are about to flower and we are very excited. Our first yellow bloom is about the size of my hand. This thrilling find was…