• Blog - Outdoors

    T Tuesday: seed starting edition

    March 17, 2015 - By 

    Good Morning! Welcome to another edition of T stands for Tuesday.  T stands for Tuesday_200

    Lets keep our fingers crossed that my back stays in good shape now! Geesh that was a long haul. I apologize for not stopping by many, if any, blogs for the past week.

    Every year I start my seeds the week of St. Patrick’s Day.seed starting By the time we can safely plant outdoors, I’ll have nice size plants to set into the garden…or gardens as the case may be. My in-laws are graciously letting me plant in their garden again this year in addition to my two small garden plots.

    So what’s in those cups?

    • 3 variety of tomatoes
    • 2 variety of peppers
    • cucumbers
    • spaghetti squash

    I will also be starting some herbs in pots and sowing seeds directly into the gardens when the time comes. We love having fresh herbs and veggies with our meals…especially when they are straight from the garden!plant vigil

    Miss Gracie is keeping vigil over the seeds while watching the critters romp.

    gracie sittin n lookin

    I’m off to run a few errands, stop to see my knitting group then make a ton of phone calls to get our ducks in a row for Little J’s upcoming knee surgery. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

    What are you doing today?

     

  • Blog - Kitchen

    Recycled Christmas card ornament

    December 18, 2014 - By 

    This is definitely not a new craft…but it was a new one for me. I hang on to all our old cards. They are so pretty I can’t bear throwing them in the recycle bin.

    Of course, Pinterest played a big part in me actually creating one of these. Ah, Pinterest… How much time I spend with you… The thousands of pins we share… Time organizing and reorganizing when I should be organizing the real things in my life.

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    Maybe this is a better clue to the size. IMG_0051

    It was created with a 1.25″ punch. IMG_0054

    The green one on the left. My neighbor borrowed the blue 2″ punch. I’m curious how much exponentially bigger another one will be with that punch. Yes I’m aware I could do the math…but I’ll just give it a whirl in the physical dimension and compare. Results to follow…soon.

    Unless I’m crushed under all the Christmas goodies I’ve been making…treats2

    These are just from this morning. I’m getting a sugar rush just smelling them.

    I’m getting to the point that just thinking about eating any of it just doesn’t sounds appealing. Just like when I worked at Baker’s Square when I was a teen…when you are around pies, cookies and muffins all day long…you have desire to eat any.