Picking Zinnias with Benny
After yesterday’s treatment, I needed a pick-me-up so I ventured into our garden with Benny just before dark. We walked around looking at everything growing and breathing in the fresh, […]
Tomatoes galore!
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was enjoying these delicious tomatoes from our garden, which I’m slow roasting with fresh herbs to make sauce! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in […]
Garden-fresh Caprese
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was enjoying this delicious Caprese with fresh sweet tomatoes and Italian Basil from our garden! Yum! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! […]
Our biggest strawberry crop yet
This is the third (or 4th?) year we’ve tried growing strawberries. We’ve only ever had one or two successful berries previously. This summer we got a proper handful! Today’s #OneGoodThing […]
So many morning glories
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was discovering dozens of beautiful Morning Glories blooming in our garden! I couldn’t fit them all in the photos, but the hummingbirds were loving them! What […]
Why I garden
Besides the purpose of growing food and herbs, I garden for my mental health. But mostly I garden for Mama. Early in my caregiving role, a friend told me about […]
Homegrown bouquet
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was how vibrant and beautiful she looks in this photo with a bouquet of our homegrown zinnias! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the […]
Volunteer zinnias
After struggling to grow zinnias from seeds and starters this season, I was happily surprised when these pink zinnias popped up on the edge of a little pot of purple […]
Our Dahlia collection
The Dahlias in our garden are some of our most successful flowers! These beauties bring a lot of color and joy to our backyard! Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was our […]
Begonia time
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was this beautiful begonia blooming in our garden! I love growing begonias because they remind me of going to The Capitola Begonia Festival when I was […]
