Flowers that inspired me
Something has been eating the sprouts we’ve been watching grow from seeds. The culprit is a mystery since they’re protected from gophers and slugs. Heartbreaking as it was, I finally […]
Planting the front row
Normally we plant petunias in the front row of the garden pots, but they weren’t available this year. Instead, we went with alternating purplish blue pansies and red celosia, one […]
Seeds sprouting
Tons of tiny sprouts have appeared in the wee pots where we planted this season’s seeds recently. It’s mostly the zinnias at this point, but we’re enjoying watching them grow. […]
Dancing girls for Mama
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama is planting flowers she loves in a hanging basket right outside her bedroom window. They’re fuchsia, which she called Dancing Girls as a child because she could tear out […]
Zinnias at dusk
As another day started to wind down, I wondered what on earth was good today. A depressive episode has taken hold of me and I can’t seem to shake it. […]
Giant zucchini to share
I finally made it out into our garden this evening and discovered these three giant zucchini plus a regular-sized one! I was glad I found them just in time to […]
Visiting the Bachelor Buttons
We’re growing these cute little Bachelor Button flowers from seeds this year. We’ve never planted these delicate, periwinkle-colored blooms before but found an old packet of seeds to try. They’re […]
Cucumbers to share
After forgetting to harvest for a couple of days, Mama and I discovered our cucumber plant had 14 large offerings. This isn’t the first time we’ve accidentally grown an insane […]
Perfectly placed volunteer
This lovely yellow zinnia appeared inside the edge of this pot, volunteering itself at exactly the right spot so it looks like the dancing woman is holding it. We love […]
Garden to glass
Our garden has given us our first cucumber of the season! We harvested excitedly and immediately made cucumber lemon spa water. Mama and I polished off the rest and it […]
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