It may take me all week to recover from all the work we did over the weekend but in the end, it was totally worth it! I spent hours working in the flower beds weeding, planting seeds and adding new flower pots to make it look pretty... On Saturday we drove over to the nursery …
It feels like the wind is never going to end, but I have to remind myself that this is normal for southeast Idaho in spring. I've been complaining about it since we moved here fifteen years ago and it's been happening long before we came and will continue long after we're gone. So we just …
Continue reading Any Way the Wind Blows (Doesn’t Really Matter)
Kiss of the sun for pardon. Song of the birds for mirth. You’re closer to God’s heart in a garden than anyplace else on earth.Dorothy Frances Gurney Gardening, for many of us, is extremely therapeutic. Not just the physical work involved, but the positive effect on mental health can't be ignored. Even the medical experts …
I'm trying not to get discouraged by the fact that it is freezing cold out and the wind is still blowing a million miles per hour out there (with wind gusts up to a billion mph). 🙄 I did manage to go out and check things without being blown down the street after trimming the …
Continue reading Adventures in Prepping: Some Things Can’t Wait
I hope everyone who celebrates it had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday! We had quite the rollercoaster here, starting out with a gorgeous sunrise followed by beautiful blue skies and near perfect spring weather. I almost thought we could have an afternoon picnic outside because it seemed like it was going to be SUCH a …
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