They call it Labor Day weekend for a reason, right?
My plan for the weekend didn’t start out so darn crazy, but it sure ended up that way. Because I was so sick last weekend, I was behind on everything around the house, and...
Meal plan for August 27th – September 2nd
Our house is in lock-down. No one in, and no one out, lest we infect the whole world. What started as colds, has morphed in to ear infections and pink eye. Goodness gracious, I...
The lazy lady’s guide to cutting a watermelon
If you are new here, you may not realize how freaking lazy I am. I do a ton of stuff around the house, and make homemade (insert random food item here), but man oh...
“Hi, my name is Sarah. Can I please pick your fruit”?
:Subtitle: Why it never hurts to ask. Last week, the lad and I were scavenging picking blackberries in the neighborhood. After filling a 10 pound bucket, we set off for home. As we turned...
Meal plan for August 6th – 12th
The PNW finally got some heat this weekend. In the process of 48 hours, my pumpkin plant grew 6 inches. SIX!!!!! I finally had to water the plants, and I harvested my first cucumber. ...
Garden tour
I took these photos about two weeks ago, so some things are a bit bigger now. Sadly, not a lot bigger thanks to our craptastic summer. Shall we? Kale (that has been growing since...
Meal plan for July 30th – August 5th
Our non-existent summer continues here in Seattle. It’s been gray and gloomy this weekend until late afternoon hits, and then the sun decides to come out. The garden is not loving this routine. Last...
I love you Jordyn. Love Sarah
When I was a little girl first learning how to write/spell, I left my parents and sister about 1,000 notes per day that said something along the lines of “I love you mom (dad,...
Meal plan for July 23rd – 29th
I was off of work all week for the past week, and boy howdy, it was heaven! We went to Ocean Shores and stayed for a few nights at my in-laws beach house, we...
Meal plan for July 9th – 15th
We finally had a bit of heat this week, and I swear my garden has grown a foot in the last few days. The sad thing is, that means everything is just 1 foot...
What to do With Garlic Scapes – eSCAPE from New York
I had a 5 minute texting conversation with my mother-in-law about garlic scapes. Me: Yo, do you want any garlic scapes? Her: What are garlic scrapes? Me: Garlic scapes are curly parts of garlic...
Meal plan for July 2nd-8th
Good morning, and Happy Fourth of July weekend! If you’re the kind of person who buys their fireworks early, and shoots them off for the next week as soon as the sun goes down,...
