No, this isn't a Halloween themed post again, although that would be a great title for one! Instead, this is a post documenting my near death experience out in the garden today. I'm still trying to calm my racing heart as I type this but the good news is, I survived (obviously) and will live …
Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;And give us not to think so far awayAs the uncertain harvest; keep us hereAll simply in the springing of the year.A Prayer in Spring by Robert Frost I am not ashamed to admit that this time of year is a bit scary for me. It takes some …
I am in tulip heaven but I am also more than a bit sad that the layer of white "snow" which made our tulips pop is a no-show this year. My beautiful and fragrant alyssum all died off in the hard freeze we had awhile back, just as it was beginning to wake up for …
Our beautiful mountain ash tree has been cursed with the dreaded fire blight this year. I am so sad for it, and for us, because it was one of my favorite ornamental trees and we'd raised it since it was a little thing. Every year it was getting bigger and prettier with it's gorgeous orange …
Empty Nest Homesteading 