Growing before our very eyes
We’re growing watermelon in our garden this year and it is amazing to watch as it gets bigger each day! Mama and I discovered the first tiny little melon last […]
Our first sunflower
Today’s #OneGoodThing was the blossoming of our very first sunflower in our garden! Isn’t it beautiful? Also, our watermelon has more than doubled in size and is nearly as big […]
Plums galore and zucchini every day!
Today was the big day — we harvested our Santa Rosa plum tree! Our first two summers in this house, we were unprepared for the sudden onslaught of ripe fruit. […]
Our first zucchini harvest
Today’s #OneGoodThing was harvesting our very first zucchini from our garden! Our zucchini went from garden-to-table-to-mouth within minutes and it was amazing! We sautéed it in olive oil with a […]
Eating from our garden
This evening we picked our first beautiful, ripe plums and ate them in our garden. They were sweet and delicious! And we miraculously managed to get to them before the […]
Wealth of hibiscus
Despite the ongoing heat wave, our hibiscus plant bloomed big today! Mama and I counted seven flowers with an eighth about to open (and two fallen on the ground). This […]
Plump green tomatoes
Today’s #OneGoodThing was an abundance of beautiful, plump green tomatoes growing in our garden! Mama and I are loving following the progress of our various vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers. […]
Hibiscus returned
Our gorgeous hibiscus bloomed for the first time this season today! This is especially lovely news as we weren’t sure if the plant made it through winter; it had died back […]
Calla lilies return
These beautiful calla lilies finally blossomed in our front yard today! They die away in winter and we never know if they’ll really come back or not. We’ve been enjoying […]
Garden lights make it magical
Our backyard garden took on a storybook atmosphere this evening when I restrung some previously haphazard twinkle lights. The trees look beautiful with lights gently wrapped around their trunks. The […]
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