A holiday present to start now
I honestly don’t even want to think that it is getting close(ish) to the gifting season, but sticking my head in the sand won’t make it not so. Hiding my head in Jon Hamm’s...
Meal plan for September 16th – 22nd
September is such a tricky month. The leaves start to change, the spiders come out (:shudders:), and I start using the covers again at night. Then, we get 90 degree weather for two days...
Confessions, September
Let’s get right down to it, shall we? 1) Jack and I were driving to work one day, when I saw a women I knew walking to the bus. She works at the daycare...
$15, three rooms, big changes
You guys might remember my sa-weet garage sale find from a few weeks ago. A $15 buffet that I wanted to paint teal, turn in to a TV cabinet, and love forever. Then, one...
Meal plan for September 9th – 15th
Early October is usually busy around this micro farm. As long as we’ve been in this house, we’ve have terrible weather in June which delays everything from growing in a timely manner. As such,...
Meal plan for September 2nd – 8th
I stayed up late last night canning. I haven’t done much canning this season yet, and I forgot how big of a mess it creates! My kitchen got filthy, and I only got two...
Meal plan for August 26th – September 1st
Lord almighty, I am in love! Have you seen the work of Portland artist Joe Wirthheim at The Victory Garden of Tomorrow? Every time I see one, I think “this one is my favorite”,...
Blackberry Picking: from the viewpoint of a four year old
I never realized what it must be like to be Jack during our berry picking expeditions. Being pulled along in the wagon without much say in where we go, or why; he is just...
Meal plan for August 19th – 25th
Um, first off. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! Thank you for reading, and commenting, and emailing, and forwarding. THANK YOU! Why my heartfelt appreciation? Yesterday I hit 6 million pageviews. Wow, I’m so...
Confessions, August
It always cracks me up that bloggers present this perfect version of themselves. I’m sure we all want to believe that we’re like that, but it’s not realistic, nor is it believable. In that...
Meal plan for August 12th – 18th
Lately I’ve not had much of a desire to hit up garage sales. Jack is always with me, and it’s just a pain in the ass to get him in and out of the...
‘Thar She Grows
I’ve been extremely slackeriffic about posting garden photos this year. I’ve posted exactly zero. Whoops. Go me. Let’s get down to the brass tacks of it. This summer has been AWESOME. I’m seeing production...
