No sewing but lots of Gardening

Canna, Impoea and Lobelia

No words just photos….

Gravitas

We love using rain barrels – it cuts down on our water bill, plus we can water whenever we want during water restrictions, which happen just about every summer in our town.  During even a moderate rainfall so much water comes off of our garage these two barrels fill up in no time.

One thing we quickly discovered with this method is [...]

He’s In!

I have convinced John that chickens are a good idea!

It pretty much came down to this: we have been thinking of getting a pet for DD1 – she desperately wants a dog, but we both work full time.   Plus, she and her twin DD2 are super busy kids four nights a week, so a puppy would [...]

Behold the Eglu!

This may sound crazy but it’s true – I love chickens.  Years ago a coworker who lived in Pembroke MA gave me some eggs from his Plymoth Rock hens, and they were the most delicious and beautiful things I’d ever seen.  The yolks were so fresh they were dome-shaped in the pan, and the whites [...]

My Other Obsession

My husband’s big project this summer has been building raised beds for our yard. He’s been working on this for almost a month; he designed the layout and beds himself and I think it looks great!  Before our renovation three years ago we did a lot of vegetable gardening, and we got away from that while [...]