The smoke has cleared, the skies are blue and the bees are buzzing like mad in every blossom they can find. Of which there are many right now! The apples, crabapples and lilacs have hundreds of them buzzing around. I stood beneath one of the crabapple trees yesterday and watched and listened in amazement as …
My very first gardenia I've ever tried to keep is blooming in the greenhouse,which to me is a sure sign it's happy there. It has to be because I can't keep it as a houseplant and there isn't a permanent place for it outside since gardenias are in the coffee family and are more suited …
Gardening isn't just about the end result, although it's definitely part of the appeal. The reward of bushels full of food and bouquets of beautiful flowers to gather at the end of the summer is great, but I like the entire journey. Getting from here to there is the best part, if you ask me! …
Yesterday I made more messes than I was able to clean up it seems! Which means today I have more work instead of less. I never seem to get things done but I don't kick myself for it anymore. I get it. I'm sick and I can't help it. I do what I can. Blah …
It says there will be sunshine and warm temps until a week from Thursday when we'll get rain. Now don't ask me how they know that far ahead that a rain cloud will form here, or rather won't form here until a week from Thursday (not Wednesday or Friday but Thursday), but I'm going to …
Empty Nest Homesteading 