Category: Garden

What are you up to this weekend? We are going to a nice low-key cookout tonight with some friends, but other than that, the weekend is wide open. I’m hoping for a lot less drama than we’ve been having lately… maybe some nice long walks and just spending time as a family. Hope you enjoy … Continue reading “Taking it Easy”

Happy Friday! We are up to our ears over here in delicious tomatoes (yes, that scale is correct- 4 1/2 lbs!), cucumbers, and kale. It’s surely making for a fresh way to eat this summer. Also enjoying thoroughly cooler summer weather- if it could stay this way for the next 3 months, I would be … Continue reading “Happy Weekend!”

What a weekend! Thank you all for your kind words about my… well, bad attitude last Friday. It seems that the raging nasties passed and was replaced kindly by the slightly foul mood. Ha! I guess it takes a few days, right? But we did have a very productive weekend! Andrew and I finally purchased a … Continue reading “Weekend Shenanigans”

Despite the late start, our garden is really coming along! We had quite the weed issue to deal with when we came back from Paris, but after a day or two, it was back under control and it was obvious that things were doing well. We have tons of tomatoes ripening, and just picked our … Continue reading “July Garden 2013”

With summer comes a new way of eating. I certainly spend less time in the kitchen with the oven or stove on, and the bounty of garden and farmer’s markets makes it possible to eat fresh (and cold!) foods as much as possible. Of course, we’ve been grilling out a lot (mostly fish, but when … Continue reading “How We’ve Been Eating”