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...
Meal plan for August 5th – 11th
Preview of today’s post: 1) Awesome Greenbox month 2) Four year olds are crazy stalkers 3) Something weird in my garden, and I need your help identifying it! 1) Mitchell from The Homegrown Collective...
These Boys of Mine…
These two have so much fun together that I can barely stand it. They’re besties, and it’s always sad when Troy is away too much. They work hard to make sure the...
Meal plan for July 29th – August 4th
The “heat” broke yesterday, and I feel like it’s possible to breath again. And perhaps even use my oven? The forecast is also calling for rain on Thursday, which would be the first rainfall...
Meal plan for July 22nd – 28th
Do you ever feel like your heart is so full that it might actually burst out of your chest? Like you’re so blessed that you don’t deserve any of it? I felt like that...
Meal plan for July 8th – 14th
Well friends, we sure had a go of the warm weather around here lately! The garden is going crazy (photos at some point), and raspberries and blueberries are ripening hourly. It’s all I can...
Meal plan for July 1st – 7th
Oh sweet Jesus, it’s hot. Well, it’s Seattle hot. Anywhere else in the country would laugh at us, but with no ac, our bodies are not acclimated to this kind of weather. Our only...
Homemade Strawberry Vanilla Jam
Today, we’re changing up the basic strawberry jam recipe that I went over yesterday. We’re adding vanilla to it, and spending a bit more time on it, because frankly the results are amazeballs. I...
