Cuts like butter…
It’s the official start of zucchini season in our house. We’re growing two different varieties: Dark Green and Romanesco. Both types of zucchini are fighting the A-frame trellis with which […]
They never make it to the kitchen
This evening Mama and I enjoyed a handful of “Sun Gold” tomatoes and our first “Early Girl” tomato in our garden. I harvested them into the bottom of my shirt […]
Climbing the arch
Our Morning Glory and Moon Flower plants are happily growing up our DIY garden arch. They’ve just reached the halfway point on each side; we can’t wait for the two […]
Backyard plum picking
Now is the one week of summer that our entire plum tree ripens at once. Usually, it’s a race to see who can get to the fruit first—the squirrels and […]
Tiny orange tomatoes or candy?
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was enjoying these candy-like, golden-yellow cherry tomatoes in our garden! It is one of three varieties we’re growing this summer and the first to be ripe. What […]
Colorful new garden art
While running errands today, I fell in love with this rainbow pinwheel and knew it had to be part of our garden. Mama wasn’t convinced until we stepped outside and […]
Fast-growing zucchini
After a difficult last few days, Mama and I were thrilled to get a chance to spend a little time in our garden this evening. It was especially exciting to […]
Double the joy
This fantastic flower just bloomed in our garden late yesterday. It’s the first time this bulb has been successful, but now we can’t remember what it’s called. Mama and I […]
DIY Garden Arch complete
Our DIY Garden Arch went through several iterations and redesigns during assembly, but today we managed to attach a mesh wire for the flowers to climb, thereby completing the project. […]
Garden arch redesigned
After months of planning and several redesigns along the way, I finally got an archway up in our garden this evening. It’s still a project-in-progress, but I am so pleased […]
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