Not much to add here but wanted to wrap up the year with the final post about the garden. The Oca and Mashua tubers were harvested in early December. We had a light frost earlier, but it didn’t kill off the leaves above ground until about three frosts in. My husband took care of it… Continue reading Garden Update – December 2024
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Garden Update – November 2024
Alas, the garden has been put to bed for the winter. The time had come. As you know, I had planted some things for fall, but those things were not thriving if they were even growing at all. The slugs around here were feasting, so it was more frustration than anything. There are still a… Continue reading Garden Update – November 2024
Garden Update – October 2024
Fall has arrived here in the PNW! The colors are starting in the trees and bushes. It’s beautiful! Things coming along in the garden, which is surprising, but I’ll take it! Our berry bush leaves are turning. The blueberries and honey berries are just gorgeous! The honey berry bushes in the foreground are yellow and… Continue reading Garden Update – October 2024
Garden Update – September 2024
The summer garden is still alive and kicking. I was able to harvest my first cucumber and there is at least one more to harvest and 4 more tiny ones. If the weather holds out, those might grow big enough to harvest. (If you remember, the cucumber plant was one of the things that I… Continue reading Garden Update – September 2024
Fall Garden 2024
The summer garden has not done nearly what I had hoped. But, as I said in my last garden post, there have been lessons learned. I ordered some seeds for fall planting from an Oregon based seed company – Territorial Seed Company. I planted some in my regular garden and then about 2 weeks later,… Continue reading Fall Garden 2024
Radish Seed Pod Pickles
umm…what in the world??? Radish Seed Pod Pickles? In looking at Pinterest or some other gardening something in the cyber world, I came across the fact that radishes go to seed in pods. And those pods are edible. In the spring, I was frustrated with my garden not producing well and knew it was likely… Continue reading Radish Seed Pod Pickles
Garden Update – August 2024
Time has flown by this summer and it feels like it’s been awhile since I’ve made a garden update. Gardening is a continuous learning process and learning is definitely something I’m doing this year! New seeds make all the difference!!!! Most of the seeds used this year are almost 10+ years old. When we got… Continue reading Garden Update – August 2024
Garden Update – July 2024
*This post contains affiliate links July is THE month for most of what we have in our backyard! All of the berries are ripening and with the heat starting, most of the rest of the garden is growing! We’ll start with fruit trees. We have three apple trees, a mulberry tree (technically a berry, I… Continue reading Garden Update – July 2024
Garden Update – June 2024
June has arrived and it’s been beautiful! The garden is growing, but I’m not expecting much this season. Thankfully the yard has a LOT of perennial plants which are producing well! I took these pictures at the end of the week, left to go backpacking for the weekend and came home to quite a bit… Continue reading Garden Update – June 2024
Berries in bloom
“Anyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey’s uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp… Continue reading Berries in bloom