Our first watermelon harvest
After months of growing and carefully watching, Mama and I finally harvested our very first watermelon today! The melon started out super tiny — about the same size as Mama’s […]
Zinnias in bloom
We planted these zinnias from a packet of seeds meant to attract hummingbirds. I’m not sure how effective that bit has been, but the flowers are gorgeous! Mama and I […]
4 melons and counting
Our watermelons are getting bigger and bigger, and one of them is nearly ready to harvest! Remember this tiny, thumbnail-sized melon? And then when it got exponentially bigger in a […]
Mama in the glory of her tree
When we first moved to Santa Rosa three years ago, Mama fell in love with the brilliantly colored crepe myrtle trees that line many streets here. For her first birthday […]
Creative zucchini suggestions
Since we are now drowning in giant zucchini, I begged friends on Facebook for recipes today and I was pleased to get tons of suggestions! Even after giving away loads […]
Our first strawberry harvest
Never before in my life have I grown strawberries. We only did it this year on a whim. Plus, the little plant was free, so it seemed like a fun […]
Fantastic color explosion
At long last, our crepe myrtle trees have exploded into full glorious bloom! The afternoon light captured the flowers beautifully today, but they’re even more incredible and impressive in person. […]
A pear trade
We’ve been enjoying sharing the giant zucchini from our garden with friends — and today we received a glorious (and unexpected) bag of homegrown pears in return from our friend […]
Homemade pizza with garden fresh toppings
Tonight Mama and I enjoyed homemade pizza! I made two kinds — one with fresh basil and fresh tomatoes from our garden topped with mozzarella di bufala, and the other […]
Vibrant tomato harvest
Following the progress of our garden is one of our all-time favorite summer activities. While harvesting a couple tomatoes for Mama‘s lunch, I discovered an entire bowlful were ripe and […]
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